NEWSLETTER 09-2021: NATIONAL IMPACT OF THE EU WHISTLEBLOWER DIRECTIVE
Companies and authorities are increasingly the focus of criminal authorities in order to prevent existing grievances, particularly corruption, tax evasion and money laundering.
In order to further advance this project, the Whistleblower Directive was passed at EU level, which means that the national legislators of the member states are obliged to implement the regulatory content of the directive on the basis of a national law by December 17, 2021 .
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The core topic of this guideline is the mandatory establishment of an internal reporting system to make it easier for whistleblowers to anonymously report grievances and gray areas. You can find more information about the whistleblower policy and its effects in the long text of our Newsletter…