Whistleblowers in Kosovo Struggle for Protection

PRISHTINA – Though Kosovo’s Assembly passed a whistleblower protection law in 2011 that includes many international standards, some employees who have

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‘The Invoice’: Whistleblower in Montenegro Sacked after Exposing Questionable Government Payment

PODGORICA – In a rare case of whistleblower retaliation that has boiled to the surface in Montenegro, a hotel employee was fired in June after

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Employee Reinstated in Bulgaria Following Civil Society Protests

SOFIA – One of two employees fired from Sofia’s National Art Gallery for criticizing government policy has been reinstated following large demonstrations and public calls

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The Whistleblower’s Best Friend: An Inside View of Bosnia’s Revolutionary Whistleblower Protection System

Bosnia and Herzegovina made history in 2014, becoming the first country in the world to develop a whistleblower protection system designed to protect whistleblowers before

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Macedonia Passes Strong Whistleblower Protections

Three years after it was first proposed, a comprehensive whistleblower law was passed by the Assembly of Macedonia in November 2015. The law represents another

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Coalition-improved WBer Law Passes in Albania

Marking a major step forward in the fight against crime and corruption, the Albanian Parliament on June 2 passed a whistleblower protection law covering employees

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Cases

THE WHISTLEBLOWER FILES Albania: Dritan Hila The whistleblower: Dritan Hila, diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The case: Hila reported the questionable appointment of

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