Established in May 2019, the Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities (NEIWA) is a collaboration initiated by the Dutch Whistleblowing Authority.
The network was a direct response to the adoption of the EU Directive on Whistleblowing and serves as a platform for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and ideas among its member authorities.
NEIWA’s Mission Statement HERE, published in 2021 states its main goals of NEIWA are to:
- Continue to gather information on the proper transposition of the EU Directive 2019/1937 on reporting persons by Member States and follow the practical implementation in Member States.
- Promote a close collaboration between NEIWA members and national, European and international public organizations for the development of common activities in the areas of whistleblowing and integrity, in particular with the EU institutions.
- Promote and disseminate NEIWA’s experiences, knowledge and recommendations and actively engage with stakeholders, including civil society and legislators.
This 2022 Comparative Report sets out the NEIWA members and their competencies: Who protects Whistleblowers in Europe – Whistleblowing International Network (whistleblowingnetwork.org)
Board
President
Zuzana Dlugosova, Slovakia
Whistleblower Protection Office
Chair
Laura Valli, Italy
National Anticorruption Authority
Vice Chair
Garrett Crokei, Ireland
Fiosrú, Office of the Police Ombudsman
Monika Kalinauskiene, Lithuania
General prosecutors’ office of the Republic of Lithuania
Vicente Garrido Castillo, Spain
Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency
Kim Anh Nguyen, Belgium
The Federal Ombudsman
Members
Declarations
Paris Declaration December 2019
Brussels Declaration December 2020
Utrecht Declaration external channels June 2021
Utrecht Declaration internal channels June 2021