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Non-corrupt and professional public administration — #71 Adoption of a general protection framework for whistleblowers

A general framework for whistleblower protection is adopted, at least in relation to the public sector, which is able to ensure an effective protection to whistleblowers.

Justification and sources

Selected update

Updated: 04/2016 Parameter update history

Effectiveness:
50%
Progression:
40%
Ministry prepares a law proposal with a solution

The minister for human rights presented a legislative intention of possible solutions on the protection of whistleblowers. In parallel, the ministry of finance submitted its own proposal of law on whistleblower protection. Whereas the legislative intention solves the problem of whistleblowers’ protection only partially, the law proposal prepared by the ministry of finance provides a more complex solution to whistleblowers. Presentation of two parallel government proposals can, however, result in blocking of both proposals which can ultimately lead to the non-adoption of any legislative regulation protecting whistleblowers.

Compared to current state

Updated: 06/2017 Parameter update history

Effectiveness:
50%
Progression:
60%
The law proposal is in the Lower Chamber

The Government submitted to the Lower Chamber of the Parliament protection of whistleblowers. In parallel, the ministry of finance submitted – via the minister of finance - its own MP proposal of law on whistleblower protection. Whereas The Government proposal, which is in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, solves the problem of whistleblowers’ protection only partially, the proposal prepared by the ministry of finance provides a more complex solution to whistleblowers. Presentation of two parallel government coalition proposals can, however, result in the blockage of both proposals which can ultimately lead to the non-adoption of any legislative Act whistleblower protection.