The new EU Directive 2019/1937 on whistleblowing was transposed as of the end of last year in all the member states, which are required to bring into force laws and regulations that ensure whistleblowers’ protection and enable safe reporting channels in public and private institutions.
Opinion article by Burcin Atakan, Forensic Partner, and Elton Mata, Forensic Senior Associate, Deloitte Romania
All legal entities with 50 or more workers or with an annual turnover of over 10 million must establish internal reporting channels under the directive. For companies with at least 250 workers, the directive applies as of December 2021, and for those which have between 50 and 249 employees, the directive will apply as of December 2023. The whistleblower protection directive was initially adopted by the European Union in 2019, and the following two years provided the 27 EU member states with time to comply with it.
However, as of May 2022 roundup of events, only eight member states had adopted transposition laws (Cyprus, Denmark, France, Sweden, Portugal, Lithuania, Malta and Latvia), while 18 countries are still listed as delayed. The 27th state, Hungary, is currently listed as “not started”. Observing the current status, the directive can not be considered fully transposed in any country, therefore, the European Commission has now started infringement proceedings (cases can be followed on the online section dedicated to infringement decisions).
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