Author (Person) | Mahony, Honor |
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Series Title | EUObserver |
Series Details | 05.11.13 |
Publication Date | 05/11/2013 |
Content Type | News |
The vast majority of EU member states have either partial or no laws to protect whistleblowers, says a report by NGO Transparency International released on the 5 November 2013. According to the study, seven countries (Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Lithuania Portugal, Slovakia and Spain) have no or "very limited" provisions to protect whistleblowers. A further 16 member states - including France, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland - have "partial provisions." Only Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia and the UK have laws that include "comprehensive or near comprehensive" procedures for whistleblowers. Transparency International reiterated on the 6 March 2014 during a European Policy Centre debate on corruption that the harsh treatment of people who exposed corruption acts as a deterrent for others to step forward. |
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Source Link | http://euobserver.com/social/121989 |
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Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs, Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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