The Coalition welcomes new members
The Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection officially welcomed new members to the organization during the Coalition’s Annual Meeting in Sarajevo in February 2023, namely the Pomak Association in Croatia, FaceUp in Czech Republic, Centre for the Development of Youth Activism (CROA) and Association Baby Steps in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Prosecutors Investigate Bribery and Abuse in Bosnia’s Maternity Wards
Officials act on evidence of corruption and ‘slaughterhouse’ conditions in hospitals, discovered by Udruženje Baby Steps Responding to evidence of widespread bribery and abuse in maternity wards, prosecutors in Zenica Doboj Canton are investigating the mistreatment of mothers and pregnant woman in hospitals, Whistleblowing International and the European Center for
Whistleblower Protection in Southeast Europe – Moving to the Next Step (Report)
“During the last decade whistleblowing has increasingly been mainstreamed in the South-eastern European countries. Presently these countries have adopted the whistleblower legislation and have embarked on the process of reviewing their legal frameworks to align them with the EU Whistleblower Directive. This report is an assessment of whistleblower protection in
EU Whistleblowing Directive and amendments to domestic legislation
This article first appeared in en.scoop.mk June 18, 2021 by Goran Lefkov In 2019 the European Union adopted a new directive on whistleblowing and whistleblowers’ protection. That directive prescribes special conditions for whistleblowers’ protection in various areas of daily life. An interesting point in this session was that more than
International Whistleblower Day 2022
This article first appeared in en.scoop.mk June 18, 2021 by Goran Lefkov Center for Investigative Journalism SCOOP Macedonia and the Youth Educational Forum jointly organized the Whistleblower Day on May 12 and 13 this year. The first day a conference was held on whistleblowing and challenges for the future, while
Whistleblowing – a new step in the Macedonian struggle for a better future
This article first appeared in en.scoop.mk June 16, 2021 by Goran Lefkov Whistleblowing as a phenomenon gives a strong impetus to the fight against corruption and contributes to better democratic governance. There were forms of whistleblowing in our country in the past as well. The difference between then and now
Whistleblower Emir Mešić: ITA BiH Director Miro Džakula has special methods to cover up his crime
This article first appeared in interview.ba January 22, 2022 Since October last year, whistleblower Emir Mešić has been suspended. He allegedly leaked information from the ITA to the media. Although this has not been proven, Mešić has suffered arbitrariness and retaliation from ITA Director Miro Džakula for the umpteenth time
Are EU countries failing to protect whistleblowers?
Whistleblowing is one of the most effective ways to detect and prevent harm. Still, only 47 per cent of European citizens feel they can safely report corruption, with 45 per cent fearing reprisals for speaking up. Far too often, those who witness malpractice are not empowered to say something, and
The whistleblowers who have exposed the wiretapping
have received the “Meto Jovanovski” award This article first appeared in transparency.mk December 10, 2021 The whistleblowers Gjorgji Lazarevski and Zvonko Kostovski have disclosed the mass wiretapping in Macedonia have received the “Meto Jovanovski” award as the highest recognition for long-term achievements in the field of promotion, protection and advancement of
Ako chránime na Slovensku whistleblowerov?
Transparency International Slovakia organized an online meeting with the head of the Slovak Whistleblowing Office, Ms. Zuzana Dlugošová on 8 December, 2021. Part of the discussion were also Ms. Zuzana Hlávková, whistleblower and former employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who in 2016 during the Slovak presidency of the
