Thread by @anticorruption

🔴 The EU Commission is taking 8 countries to court for failing to transpose the Whistleblowing Directive (meaning, for failing to protect #whistleblowers). 1/5
➡️ ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

🇪🇺 EU countries have had YEARS to adapt the Whistleblowing Directive into national laws. Only a few did it on time. Many have done it over a year after the deadline (Dec 2021). As of this day, this is the situation. ⬇️ 2/5

The countries that the 🇪🇺 EU Commission is taking to court are Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Hungary and Poland. The Commission found their explanations for the delays 'unsatisfactory'. whistleblowingmonitor.eu

Our colleague @marie_terracol, Whistleblower Protection Lead at TI, says that "while EU governments must act urgently to protect #whistleblowers, they should not use their own past delays to justify working quickly behind closed doors." 4/5

5/5 Stay tuned to our chapters and partners' updates for more info on the EU Whistleblowing Directive ⬇️
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🇪🇪 @TransparencyEst
🇪🇸 @TISpain
🇮🇹 @transparency_it
🇭🇺 @Transparency_HU
and 🇵🇱 @BatoryFundacja