Open Letter – Urging the Slovak Government and the EU to Course-Correct Harmful Amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Law
We are writing to express our strong opposition to recent proposals to weaken whistleblower protection policies and practices in Slovakia. The proposals represented a major step backward in the country’s efforts to fight corruption and engage citizens in these efforts. They go against the letter and spirit of the EU
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
COALITION EXCLUSIVE: New Report Details Progress and Challenges in Whistleblower Rights
Whistleblower rights continue to improve Southeast Europe, with Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro activating new laws since mid-2015. Seven of 10 countries now have some form of legal protections in place, a new Coalition report finds.
Double-Dippers: Macedonian Officials Asked Companies to Pay for Renovations
Thanks to whistleblowers within Macedonia’s farming industry, investigative journalists learned that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management demanded local companies pay to renovate one of its buildings – even though the state had already funded the work.