On November 26, Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European
Parliament (EP) and of the Council of
October 23 (the “Directive“) on the
protection of persons who report breaches of Union law was
published in the Official Journal.
Background
In light of recent information scandals including Cambridge
Analytica, the Panama Papers and Luxleaks, the European
Commission (EC) sought to introduce a
unified measure granting protection to persons who report breaches
of Union Law. These scandals have highlighted how crucial
whislteblowers can be in uncovering unlawful activities, and the
European Union (EU) has
introduced the Directive to strengthen the enforcement of Union law
and protect the freedom of expression of the whistleblower when
interviewed on this topic, as explained by Maria Mollica, the EU
Commission’s Policy Officer. While various Member States have
addressed whistleblower protection in their own national
legislation, the protection is often restricted to
