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Hungary Fined Over Lack of Protection for Whistle-Blowers by EU Court of Justice

• 7 Mar 2025 11:56 AM

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ordered five member states, Hungary among them, to pay financial penalties for failing to fully comply with the European Union's directive on the protection of whistle-blowers, the CJEU said.

Hungary was ordered to pay 1.75 million euros. Germany will have to pay 34 million, the Czech Republic 2.3 million and Luxembourg and Estonia 500,000 euros each in one lump sum, the statement said.

The European Commission tabled the draft legislation on the protection of whistleblowers on breaches of EU law in 2018. The proposal included an obligation of confidentiality and a prohibition of penalising whistleblowers, as well as outlining concrete measures to protect them.

Member states adopted the proposal in October 2019, the deadline for transposing it into national law expired at the end of 2021.

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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