{"id":92261,"date":"2022-06-01T08:56:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T07:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/national-whistleblowing-laws-european-union\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:15:16","slug":"national-whistleblowing-laws-european-union","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/en-us\/national-whistleblowing-laws-european-union\/","title":{"rendered":"National whistleblowing laws in the European Union"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"92261\" class=\"elementor elementor-92261 elementor-32096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18530e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18530e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7bf72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d7bf72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f1448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"27f1448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-vertical\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">LEARN ABOUT NATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWING LAWS FROM ALL EU MEMBER STATES<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">National whistleblowing laws in the EU<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad04c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ad04c1\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCome conformarsi alla direttiva italiana sul whistleblowing\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7181e77 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7181e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b53906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b53906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The EU Whistleblowing Directive (2019\/1937) was introduced to strengthen whistleblower protections across all member states, ensuring that individuals who report work-related misconduct are safeguarded from dismissal, intimidation, or retaliation.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd34269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"cd34269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-vertical\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">A REQUIREMENT OF THE EU DIRECTIVE <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">National whistleblowing laws\n<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3691ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3691ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"858\">Each EU country has now transposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/the-eu-whistleblowing-directive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the directive<\/a> into national law, establishing specific requirements for whistleblower reporting channels, employer obligations, and enforcement mechanisms.<\/p><p><em>Latest update: February 2025<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a48ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98a48ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8c62e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd8c62e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c32c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"2c32c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-vertical\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">FIND YOUR COUNTRY<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Whistleblower laws by member state<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe57a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe57a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore how whistleblower protections apply in different EU countries.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae5751 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ae5751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6789bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6789bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Austria<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eddf61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eddf61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Austrian Parliament (&#8216;der Nationalrat&#8217;) approved new legislation to transpose the EU Directive on Whistleblowing on 1 February 2023. The law entered into force in the end of March 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/de\/whitepaper-whistleblowing-gesetz-in-osterreich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our whitepaper here!<\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parlament.gv.at\/dokument\/XXVII\/BNR\/695\/fname_1517294.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bundesgesetz \u00fcber das Verfahren und den Schutz bei Hinweisen auf Rechtsverletzungen in bestimmten Rechtsbereichen (HinweisgeberInnenschutzgesetz \u2013 HSchG).<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fdf79 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"41fdf79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e86a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7e86a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Belgium<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb04e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfb04e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Legislation to protect whistleblowers in the private sector was adopted on 28 November. For the federal public sector, legislation was adopted on 8 December 2022. The whistleblower law entered into force on 15 February 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/fr\/whitepaper-whistleblowing-loi-en-belgique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our whitepaper here!<\/a><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ejustice.just.fgov.be\/eli\/wet\/2022\/11\/28\/2022042980\/justel\">Wet betreffende de bescherming van melders van inbreuken op het Unie- of nationale recht vastgesteld binnen een juridische entiteit in de private sector.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ejustice.just.fgov.be\/eli\/loi\/2022\/11\/28\/2022042980\/justel\">Loi sur la protection des personnes qui signalent des violations au droit de l&#8217;Union ou au droit national constat\u00e9es au sein d&#8217;une entit\u00e9 juridique du secteur priv\u00e9.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca802a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ca802a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27909f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27909f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bulgaria<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6282de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6282de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Assembly of Parliament adopted whistleblowing legislation on 27 January 2023. The law aims to transpose the minimum standard requirements of the EU Directive, and entered into force after 6 months.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lex.bg\/bg\/mobile\/ldoc\/2137231156\">\u0417\u0410\u041a\u041e\u041d \u0417\u0410 \u0417\u0410\u0429\u0418\u0422\u0410 \u041d\u0410 \u041b\u0418\u0426\u0410\u0422\u0410, \u041f\u041e\u0414\u0410\u0412\u0410\u0429\u0418 \u0421\u0418\u0413\u041d\u0410\u041b\u0418 \u0418\u041b\u0418 \u041f\u0423\u0411\u041b\u0418\u0427\u041d\u041e \u041e\u041f\u041e\u0412\u0415\u0421\u0422\u042f\u0412\u0410\u0429\u0418 \u0418\u041d\u0424\u041e\u0420\u041c\u0410\u0426\u0418\u042f \u0417\u0410 \u041d\u0410\u0420\u0423\u0428\u0415\u041d\u0418\u042f.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a13aeb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a13aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11857ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11857ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Croatia<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12f2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d12f2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new whistleblowing law in Croatia &#8216;The Act on the Protection of Persons Reporting Irregularities&#8217;<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">entered into force on 23 April 2022, replacing the Whistleblower Law from 2019.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/narodne-novine.nn.hr\/clanci\/sluzbeni\/2022_04_46_572.html\">Zakon o za\u0161titi prijavitelja nepravilnosti.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a15593 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a15593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd290ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd290ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cyprus<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddcc6af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddcc6af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 20 January 2022 the Cyprus Parliament passed a bill transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive into national law. The &#8216;Protection of Persons Reporting Breaches of Union and National Law of 2022&#8217; (&#8216;the Whistleblowing Law&#8217;) was published on 4 February 2022.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataguidance.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2022_1_006.pdf\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xodnbawqjz=\"true\">\u039f \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ce\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0395\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u0395\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u0394\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u039d\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 2022.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952d3b6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"952d3b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88856e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88856e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Czechia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e430c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e430c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new whistleblowing law was adopted and signed in the Czech Republic on 7 June 2023. The law came into effect on 1 August 2023.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psp.cz\/sqw\/text\/tiskt.sqw?o=9&amp;ct=352&amp;ct1=0&amp;v=PZ&amp;pn=3&amp;pt=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xodnbawqjz=\"true\">Z\u00e1kon o\u00a0ochran\u011b oznamovatel\u016f<\/a><\/li><li>Read more in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/blog\/understanding-the-new-whistleblowing-law-in-the-czech-republic-key-aspects-and-implications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understanding the new Whistleblowing Law in the Czech Republic &#8211; key aspects and implications<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5647a08 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5647a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69201f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b69201f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Denmark<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d18c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d18c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The &#8216;Whistleblower Protection Act&#8217; which passed on the 24th June 2021 made Denmark the first EU Member State to adopt new legislation to implement the EU Whistleblower Directive after 17 December 2021.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retsinformation.dk\/eli\/lta\/2021\/1436\">Lov om beskyttelse af whistleblowere.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222c726 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"222c726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea160c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ea160c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Estonia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6464d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6464d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Estonia is the second to last of the 27 EU Member States to adopt legislation to transpose the Directive. The Act on the Protection of Whistleblower of Work-Related Violations of European Union Law was announced on 23 May 2024, and will enter into force on 1 September 2024.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/akt\/T%C3%95RTKS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T\u00f6\u00f6alasest Euroopa Liidu \u00f5iguse rikkumisest teavitaja kaitse seadus<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603129f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"603129f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fd774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22fd774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finland<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe5455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abe5455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finland adopted a new whistleblowing law to transpose the EU Directive on Whistleblowing on 20th December 2021. The Whistleblower Protection Law entered into force on 1 January 2023, making Finland the 12th country to implement the Directive.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finlex.fi\/fi\/laki\/alkup\/2022\/20221171\">Laki 1171\/2022 Euroopan unionin ja kansallisen oikeuden rikkomisesta ilmoittavien henkil\u00f6iden suojelusta (Ilmoittajansuojelulaki).<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3226fb7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3226fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e07932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e07932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">France<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d77ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66d77ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>France adopted the national whistleblower law in March 2022. The law came into force on 1 September 2022. Before the new law, France was actually a pioneer in whistleblower protection with its Sapin II law of 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/fr\/whitepaper-whistleblowing-loi-en-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our whitepaper here!<\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/jorf\/id\/JORFTEXT000045388745\">LOI n\u00b0 2022-401 du 21 mars 2022 visant \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la protection des lanceurs d\u2019alerte.<\/a><\/li><li>Read more in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/blog\/france-transposes-eu-whistleblowing-directive-into-national-law\/\">France adopts new whistleblowing law.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf48a54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf48a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c5d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09c5d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Germany<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72be04b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72be04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a compromise discussed by the Mediation Committee, a new whistleblower protection law was adopted on 18 May 2023 by the Bundestag and Bundesrat. The law came into force on 2 July 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/de\/whitepaper-whistleblowing-gesetz-in-deutschland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our whitepaper here!<\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recht.bund.de\/bgbl\/1\/2023\/140\/VO.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz (HinSchG)<\/a><\/li><li>Read more in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/blog\/new-whistleblower-law-approved-in-germany-a-milestone-for-protection-of-whistleblowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Whistleblower Law approved in Germany &#8211; a milestone for protection of whistleblowers.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239b9ac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"239b9ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab76a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ab76a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greece<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ecd6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ecd6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 15 November 2022, the Greek Parliament voted for the new law &#8216;Protection of persons reporting breaches of EU law&#8217;. Law 4990\/2022 made Greece the eleventh country to implement the Whistleblowing Directive.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawspot.gr\/nomikes-plirofories\/nomothesia\/nomos-4990-2022\">\u039d\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 4990\/2022, \u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ce\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1075d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1c1075d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd0996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdd0996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hungary<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45875fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45875fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a lenghty process and no consultation with key stakeholders, Hungary approved a whistleblower protection law on 25 May 2023.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jogkodex.hu\/doc\/1408194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023. \u00e9vi XXV. t\u00f6rv\u00e9ny\u00a0a panaszokr\u00f3l, a k\u00f6z\u00e9rdek\u0171 bejelent\u00e9sekr\u0151l, valamint a vissza\u00e9l\u00e9sek bejelent\u00e9s\u00e9vel \u00f6sszef\u00fcgg\u0151 szab\u00e1lyokr\u00f3l<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ed614 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7ed614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c74ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c74ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ireland<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b693004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b693004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 21 July 2022 President Higgins signed the &#8216;Protected Disclosures Act&#8217;. The new, amended Irish whistleblower law entered into force from 1 January 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/whitepaper-whistleblowing-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our whitepaper here!<\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/data.oireachtas.ie\/ie\/oireachtas\/act\/2022\/27\/eng\/enacted\/a2722.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xodnbawqjz=\"true\">Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022.<\/a><\/li><li>Read more in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/blog\/ireland-adopts-new-whistleblowing-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ireland adopts new whistleblowing law.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ef063 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27ef063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c467b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c467b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffe11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ffe11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new law on the protection of whistleblowers was approved by the Italian government on 9 March, 2023. The law entered into force four months after its publication in the official Gazette, on 15 July 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/it\/whitepaper-whistleblowing-legge-in-italia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our whitepaper here!<\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzettaufficiale.it\/eli\/id\/2023\/03\/15\/23G00032\/sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"ui-provider gs b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Decreto Legislativo 10 marzo 2023, n. 24<\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Read more in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/blog\/italy-has-transposed-the-eu-directive-whistleblowing-law-drafted-behind-closed-doors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italy has transposed the EU Directive: Whistleblowing law drafted behind closed doors.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead70a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ead70a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e6dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75e6dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latvia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adcfc86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adcfc86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Parliament in Latvia (&#8216;Saeima&#8217;) approved the new &#8216;Law on Raising Alarms&#8217; on 20 January 2022. The Latvian Whistleblowing Law came into effect on 4 February 2022.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/likumi.lv\/ta\/id\/329680-trauksmes-celsanas-likums\">Trauksmes cel\u0161anas likums.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd64fa0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dd64fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89285b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a89285b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lithuania<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0b8438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0b8438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lithuania adopted a new whistleblowing law, one day before the deadline for EU Member States to transposed the EU Directive on Whistleblowing. The &#8216;Law Amending the Whistleblower Protection Act No. XIII-804&#8217; entered into force on 15\u00a0 February 2022.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-seimas.lrs.lt\/portal\/legalAct\/lt\/TAP\/ad4bf270487211eca8a1caec3ec4b244\">Prane\u0161\u0117j\u0173 apsaugos \u012fstatymo.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8c0bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb8c0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba56a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aba56a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luxembourg<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840c6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"840c6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new legislation on the protection of whistleblowers was adopted in Luxembourg on 16 May 2023, and entered into force on 21 May 2023.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/legilux.public.lu\/eli\/etat\/leg\/loi\/2023\/05\/16\/a232\/jo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loi du 16 mai 2023 portant transposition de la directive (UE) 2019\/1937 du Parlement europ\u00e9en et du Conseil du 23 octobre 2019 sur la protection des personnes qui signalent des violations du droit de l\u2019Union<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0af343 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e0af343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18051f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b18051f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Malta<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a694ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a694ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Malta became the first EU Member State to transpose the EU Whistleblower Directive with the national law &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.mt\/eli\/cap\/527\/eng\/pdf\">Protection of the Whistleblower (Amendment) Act 2021<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.mt\/eli\/cap\/527\/20211224\/mlt\">Att dwar il-Protezzjoni ta\u2019 Informatur.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e6853 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"12e6853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3f07a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee3f07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poland<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d9597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d9597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a long wait and numerous drafts, the Polish Whistleblower Protection Act received parliamentary approval on 14 June 2024. The legislation is set to come into effect within 3 months after the date of its publicaton in the Journal of Laws, on 24 September 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/pl\/whitepaper-ochrona-sygnalistow-polska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our whitepaper here!<\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dziennikustaw.gov.pl\/D2024000092801.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ustawa o ochronie sygnalist\u00f3w<\/a><\/li><li>Read more in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/blog\/poland-approves-whistleblower-protection-legislation-after-a-long-wait-and-numerous-drafts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poland approves new Whistleblower Protection Act after a long wait and numerous drafts<\/a><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0fbd0a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0fbd0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9184057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9184057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portugal<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f4310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f4310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Published on December 20, &#8216;Law No. 93\/2021&#8217; transposed the EU Directive in Portugal. The law entered into force on 18 June 2022.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/dre\/detalhe\/lei\/93-2021-176147929\">Lei n.\u00ba 93\/2021 (whistleblowing) para a protec\u00e7\u00e3o dos denunciantes.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5861e39 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5861e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee45f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fee45f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Romania<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f53b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f53b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Romania adopted new legislation for the protection of whistleblowers when the improved version of the law was signed by the President in December 2022. The law entered into force on 22 December 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/ro\/whitepaper-lege-whistleblowing-romania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our whitepaper here!<\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/legislatie.just.ro\/Public\/DetaliiDocument\/262872\">LEGE nr. 361 privind protec\u021bia avertizorilor \u00een interes public.<\/a><\/li><li>Read more in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/blog\/romania-has-adopted-a-new-whistleblowing-law-after-a-turbulent-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romania has adopted a new Whistleblowing Law after a turbulent process<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31d270 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e31d270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed972c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed972c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Slovakia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d792f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d792f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new whistleblowing law was adopted in Slovakia on 10 May 2023, amending the previous Whistleblowing Act and bringing national law in line with the requirements of the EU Directive on Whistleblowing. The law came into force on 1 July 2023, with various provisions not in effect until 1 September 2023.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2023\/189\/20230901.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Z\u00e1kon \u010d. 54\/2019 Z. z. o ochrane oznamovate\u013eov protispolo\u010denskej \u010dinnosti<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846495a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"846495a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3128b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3128b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Slovenia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f156a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f156a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Slovenian Parliament has adopted the Whistleblower Protection Act, which entered into force on 22 February 2023.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uradni-list.si\/glasilo-uradni-list-rs\/vsebina\/2023-01-0301\/zakon-o-zasciti-prijaviteljev-zzpri\">Zakon o za\u0161\u010diti prijaviteljev (ZZPri)<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c0d1f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c8c0d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906b051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"906b051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spain<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc673d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cc673d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Spanish Senate has approved Law 2\/2023 on the protection of persons who report breaches of the law and combating corruption. The law was published on 21 February and entered<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"> into force on 13 March 2023. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/es\/whitepaper-ley-denuncias-espana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our whitepaper here!<\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2023-4513\">Ley 2\/2023 reguladora de la protecci\u00f3n de las personas que informen sobre infracciones normativas y de lucha contra la corrupci\u00f3n.<\/a><\/li><li>Read more in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/blog\/spain-becomes-the-18th-member-state-to-approve-a-new-law-on-the-protection-of-whistleblowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spain becomes the 18th member state to approve a new law on whistleblower protection<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84843cb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"84843cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785bc56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"785bc56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sweden<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5746dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5746dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 29 September 2021, the Swedish Parliament &#8216;Riksdagen&#8217; approved new legislation to transpose the EU Directive on Whistleblowing into Swedish national law from 17 December 2021.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riksdagen.se\/sv\/dokument-lagar\/dokument\/svensk-forfattningssamling\/lag-2021890-om-skydd-for-personer-som_sfs-2021-890\">Lag (2021:890) om skydd f\u00f6r personer som rapporterar om missf\u00f6rh\u00e5llanden (Visselbl\u00e5sarlagen).<\/a><\/li><li>Read more in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistlelink.com\/blog\/sweden-transposes-the-eu-whistleblowing-directive-into-national-law\/\">Sweden transposes the EU Whistleblowing Directive into national law<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2c0be elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da2c0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a8c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6a8c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Netherlands<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b8cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43b8cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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