Summary of EU Whistleblower Directive implementation across European countries and whistleblower protection in non-EU jurisdictions

The members of Ellint have conducted an overview of the implementation of the EU Whistleblower Directive in a number of countries, namely: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain. In addition, Ellint has also looked at the current protections of whistleblowers in the UK, China and Switzerland.

The overview provides answers to the most common questions in relation to implementation, including how the implementation of the Directive has led to stronger protection for whistleblowers in the respective countries. A link to the brochure can be found her: Brochure Whistleblowing_final_07.07.2021