This National Report evaluates the current legal framework for whistleblower protection and its alignment with the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive. It identifies key gaps, weaknesses, and areas for reform, and provides targeted, actionable recommendations for policymakers and relevant stakeholders, including competent authorities, public institutions, companies, civil society, trade unions, employer’s organizations and professional bodies. One part of the recommendations is specifically aimed at emphasizing the need to highlight gender equality in the legal text, underlining the importance of protecting a vulnerable category of citizens who have appeared in the capacity of whistleblowers.
The report examines the scope, definitions and conditions for protection measures against retaliation, the development of reporting channels and procedures, and transparency and accountability mechanisms.
To assess the compliance of the country’s legal framework with the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive, this report draws on Transparency International’s 2020 Methodology and Guidelines for assessing whistleblowing legislation as the primary reference.
National report can be seen on the following link North Macedonia – National Report Assesing the State of Whistleblower Protection
This publication was produced with the financial assistance of the Agence française de développement via Expertise France through the project “Empowering whistleblowers against corruption (EWAC)”. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Transparency International – Macedonia and may under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of Expertise France or of the Agence française de développement
