On World Whistleblowers Day, we are launching a Best Practices Research Report in the field of whistleblower protection, the most recent research carried out in VoiceGuard project.

The Best Practices Report released today provides a practical roadmap for strengthening whistleblower protection across the European Union.  It builds directly on the empirical findings of the Needs Analysis and Skills Assessment previously conducted within the VoiceGuard project.

The starting point of the Reportis a central paradox identified in the Needs Analysis: although Directive (EU) 2019/1937 established a harmonised minimum standard of whistleblower protection across the European Union, lived experiences of whistleblowers frequently remain characterised by retaliation, procedural hostility, institutional silence, and prolonged litigation.