The protection of whistleblowers in Slovakia finally receives a significant boost with the establishment of the Whistleblower Protection Office.
Since 2014, Slovakia has had a law on whistleblower protection. The Slovak Cabinet passed an amendment including Transparency International Slovakia´s recommendations in November 2018. In March 2019, the new Act was adopted that introduced, among others, the establishment of a new Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers. However, the establishment
Chronicle of a dismissal foretold, or how much the truth costs in Albania
By Ben Andoni The last day of the year usually brings a sense of reconciliation among people, but this was not the case of an emergency room doctor at the University Hospital Center (QSUT) who reported problems related to COVID-19. On December 30, 2020, QSUT Director Enkelejd Joti dismissed Dr.
Unwelcome Heroes: Whistleblowers in Albania expose corruption but remain unappreciated
An investigative report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has exposed a global fraud scheme that involves high-level officials within the Albanian government.
Cleaner Streets: Moldova’s Police Launch an Anti-Corruption Revolution
For years, Moldova’s police agencies were seen as among the most corrupt and least accountable in the country.
Whistleblowers Rewarded, Redeemed: Citizens, students and activists celebrate Free Speech Week in Kosovo
Gjorgji Lazarevski spent 11 months in prison – most of it in solitary confinement – as retribution for exposing the illegal wiretapping of thousands of political opponents by the government of Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
People should not suffer for telling the truth’, whistleblowing roundtable hears
An international roundtable discussion organised by the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine yesterday gathered international experts on whistleblowing and senior managers from Ukrainian law-enforcement institutions to address issues regarding Ukraine’s legal and institutional framework for protecting whistleblowers. Click here for more
Suicide Threat Jolts Bosnian Canton into Saving Firm
After workers at the Tuzla Kvarc company staged a dramatic suicide threat, the cantonal authorities reached a new agreement with the firm that will allow it to restart production.
The lack of protection for whistleblowers in Croatia
n Croatia, as in other countries in the region, whistleblowers are not sufficiently protected and risk to be fired and socially marginalised. H-Alter’s contribution to our dossier on whistleblowing Click here for more
The Balkans’ new zeal for protecting whistleblowers
Balkan countries vying to join the EU have passed, or are in the middle of passing, better whistleblower protection laws than most EU member states have. Ironically, the EU is co-financing this new anti-corruption zeal.
Whistleblowers: looking for European protection
"The second of a series of three thematic itineraries to explore the Resource Centre on Media Freedom through a curated aggregation of contents"
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