On a Mission: A message from Coalition founding member Ana Novaković
Ana Novaković, Executive Director of the Center for Development of Non-Governmental Organizations in Montenegro, introduces the Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection.
National TV Show Breaks Silence on Whistleblowing in Albania
Whistleblowing is so rare and obscure in Albania that even when Parliament voted unanimously for a comprehensive whistleblower protection law on June 2, the breakthrough barely made a ripple.
Captured News Media in Bosnia, Serbia, and Montenegro
Political and business elites have gained control over many public and private media outlets in Bosnia, Serbia, and Montenegro -- mostly through non-transparent privatization, and advertising and budgetary support to loyal media. Consequently, media freedoms and freedom of expression in these countries are seriously impaired, as evidenced by the declining
Activists in Croatia Unite to Defend Media Freedoms
In response to a crackdown on media freedom, a coalition of NGOs including GONG (a Coalition member), Center for Peace Studies, Human Rights House Zagreb, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and Blueprint for Free Speech has launched a public campaign to defend freedom of expression. Public funding for certain non-profit
Albania: A Demand for New Whistleblower Rights
The Institute for Democracy and Mediation, a Coalition member, successfully lobbied for the passage of Albania’s first whistleblower protection law. The law provides retaliation protection for government and company employees. The Institute and the Coalition provided extensive comments on the draft law, improving it significantly and ensuring that many international
A Whistle for Kosovo’s Whistleblower Protection Law
On International Right to Know Day on Sept. 28, 2014, then-Kosovo Prime Minister Mr. Hashim Thaçi said his government was “working with full commitment towards the country's membership in the international initiative Open Government Partnership - OGP. We are in the process of adoption of the Action Plan.”
Moldova: New Whistleblower Protections in the Works
The National Anticorruption Center is leading an effort to enact Moldova’s first comprehensive law to protect whistleblowers. The government agency began working on the project in early 2016 in cooperation with the UNDP and international experts. In 2013 Moldova passed a regulation to provide retaliation protection for public employees who
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.
Croatia: Pushing Back Against Media Crackdown
In response to a crackdown on media freedom, a coalition of NGOs including GONG (a Coalition member), Center for Peace Studies, Human Rights House Zagreb, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and Blueprint for Free Speech have launched a public campaign to defend freedom of expression. Public funding for certain non-profit
Montenegro: Regional Event Highlights NGO’s Campaign
The Center for Development of Non-Governmental Organizations a Coalition member, hosted a regional conference in Podgorica in March 2016 to release a major new report on whistleblower protection. Among the speakers were Coalition member Bojan Bajić of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report includes chapters by Radomirović and Coalition co-coordinator Mark
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