Protection of whistleblowers has been on the EU's agenda for
quite some time. Four years ago the EU issued the EU Whistleblowing Directive throughout its
Member States. While the initial December 17, 2021 deadline for
Member States to incorporate the Directive into their national
legislation was missed by a large number of Member States, the
second deadline set out in the Directive is now drawing closer: By
December 17, 2023, all Member States are required to bring into
force laws corresponding to the Directive, including its
requirement that employers with less than 250 (and more than 50)
employees set up internal reporting channels.
In the meantime, almost all EU Member States, as well as other
European countries, have implemented the minimum standards set out
in the Directive. There are a few countries, such as Norway and
other members of the European Economic Area (EEA), that have not
yet implemented it. However, even in some of these countries,
implementing
