Source: transparency.org.ro
On the 19th of October 2020, Transparency International Romania launched the Business Integrity Country Agenda (BICA) research report in Romania in which it evaluates, among other topics, the whistleblowing legal provisions and their implementation.
The report makes one recommendation on whistleblowing protection for the public sector and one recommendation for the private sector.
Recommendation for the public sector: “Accompany the transposition of the European Whistleblowing Directive with clear recommendations and guidelines applicable to institutional procedures, in particular for public procurement departments, tax and customs agencies and other institutions carrying out administrative inspections. They are of special importance procedures to encourage whistleblowers reports, to investigate reported cases and to ensure confidentiality and anonymity of the reports”.
Recommendation for the private sector: “National and international companies, especially if they have more than 50 employees, should establish mechanisms to ensure the anonymity and protection of whistleblowers report so as to encourage employees of all levels to report cases of corruption or other irregularities within the company.”