During the last decade #whistleblowing has increasingly been mainstreamed in the South-eastern European countries. Presently these countries have adopted the whistleblower legislation and have embarked on the process of reviewing their legal frameworks to align them with the EU Whistleblower Directive. This report is an assessment of whistleblower protection in 10 South Eastern European countries…
Despite the recognition that whistleblowers are crucial to society, the fight for their rights remains full of hurdles. But there are also wins to celebrate. Every year on 23 June, we take a moment to recognise the crucial role that whistleblowers play in the fight for a more just world. There has been no shortage…
Whistleblowers, alongside investigative journalists and civil society activists, play an essential role in exposing and tackling financial crimes and corruption. Not only do they safeguard, and sometimes help recover, misused public funds, but they also raise awareness about the devastating societal impacts of corruption, and contribute to bringing about policy reforms and a shift towards…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) terminated the employment contract of whistleblower John O’Brien, who reported corruption in UNDP climate change projects. Government Accountability Project, Transparency International and the Whistleblowing International Network are gravely concerned about the continuing trend of UN whistleblowers reporting being singled out for retaliation and facing due process violations. The lack of access to credible…
On 3rd March 2022, a webinar was held within the framework of the project: “Combating Illicit Financial Flows: How the Anti Money Laundering Regulations Respect the Data Protection”, which was implemented in the period from December 2020 until May 2021 by Transparency International- Macedonia. The project objective was to provide assessment of the national legal…
Corruption fuels conflict and insecurity globally, and we are now seeing its effects acutely in the case of Russia and Ukraine. Leading democracies have facilitated this conflict by allowing kleptocrats to further their interests and power across the West. Just last week, Transparency International reported on a German state foundation secretly controlled by Russian gas company Gazprom…
In the period from December 2020 until May 2020 Transparency International- Macedonia implemented the project “Combating Illicit Financial Flows, “How the Anti Money Laundering Regulations Respect the Data Protection”. The project objective was to provide assessment of the national legal and institutional approximation of each country’s legislation with the 4th (1) and 5th (2) European…
Transparency International Macedonia celebrates 15 years of its existence Recently, TI M received re-accreditation in the global coalition “Transparency International.” Re-accreditation is repeated every 3 years and this is our 4th re-accreditation Transparency International Macedonia marks 15 years of its existence as an organization active in the fight against corruption. In the past years, TI-Macedonia…
People exposing abuses remain unprotected while most EU countries miss deadline for transposing EU directive on whistleblowing By Marie Terracol (Transparency International) and Ida Nowers (Whistleblowing International Network) Whistleblowing is one of the most effective ways to detect and prevent harm. Still, only 47 per cent of European citizens feel they can safely report corruption, with 45…
The Annual Meeting of the Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection co-hosted by the Foundation INFOHOUSE, was held in Sarajevo on Friday, November 22, 2021 with the support of RAI Secretariat. The Coalition’s Annual Meeting serves as a platform for discussion of common challenges, strategies, and solutions for improving the protection of whistleblowers. RAI Secretariat has been…
