Bulgaria: Working for a Strong Anti-Corruption Law
The Center for the Study of Democracy, a Coalition member, has worked to strengthen a proposed anti-corruption law that includes provisions for citizens to report misconduct. The Center is a member of a consultative council run by Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva, who has spoken in favor of citizens’ rights
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Stop Punishing Tuzla Kvarc
The Center for Responsible Democracy-Luna, a Coalition member, is leading the campaign on behalf of Tuzla Kvarc, a small family-run mining company that has suffered persistent retaliation since uncovering a government bribery scheme in April 2015. Rather than being thanked for their efforts, the company and its director, Smail Velagic,
Hungary: Watchdogging New Whistleblower Protections
With Hungary’s new whistleblower protection law coming into effect on January 1, 2014, attention has turned to monitoring the law and ensuring whistleblowers benefit from the rights they have been promised. K-Monitor (a Coalition member) is aiming to lead the research into the implementation of the Act on Complaints and
Kosovo: Effort to Improve Weak Whistleblower Law
A group of NGOs and activists in Kosovo, including FOL Movement and joined by Blueprint for Free Speech (both Coalition members) is developing proposed amendments to the Law on Protection of Informants. Passed in 2011, the law includes several adequate provisions but has been criticized for its loopholes and poor