Fines for Fails: Germany and More EU Countries Face Fines for Failing to Protect Whistleblowers - Constantine Cannon

Fines for Fails: Germany and More EU Countries Face Fines for Failing to Protect Whistleblowers - Constantine Cannon

The European Union is drawing attention to the importance of whistleblowers and the safeguards countries must adopt to encourage reporting violations of law. On March 6, the EU Court of Justice fined five countries for their lack of rules protecting whistleblowers, who are critical sources in revealing fraud, data breaches, tax evasion, and other misconduct. The fines break down as follows: 34 million euros to Germany, 2.3 million euros to the C…