Whistleblower Laws in All 27 EU Member States
Every EU country has transposed Directive 2019/1937 into national law. All companies with 50+ employees must have an internal whistleblower reporting channel. Select a country below to see its specific law, penalties, and enforcement authority.
See our penalties overview for a comparison of fines across countries.
Austria
HSchG
Up to €40,000Belgium
Act of 28 Nov 2022
Up to €576,000Bulgaria
ZZLPS
Croatia
ZoZPN
Up to €100,000Cyprus
Law 6(I)/2022
Czech Republic
Act 171/2023
Up to €40,000Denmark
Act 1436/2021
Estonia
RTKS
Finland
Act 1171/2022
France
Loi Waserman
Up to €60,000Germany
HinSchG
Up to €500,000Greece
Law 4990/2022
Up to €500,000Hungary
Act XXV/2023
Up to €800Ireland
PDA 2022
Up to €250,000Italy
D.Lgs. 24/2023
Up to €50,000Latvia
Trauksmes celšanas likums
Lithuania
Pranešėjų apsaugos įstatymas
Luxembourg
Loi du 16 mai 2023
Malta
Cap. 527
Poland
Ustawa o ochronie sygnalistów
Up to €250,000Portugal
Lei 93/2021
Up to €125,000Romania
Legea 361/2022
Up to €8,000Slovakia
Zákon 54/2019
Slovenia
ZZPri
Spain
Ley 2/2023
Up to €1,000,000Sweden
Lag 2021:890
Netherlands
Wbk