BRIGHT - Building Resilience through Integrity, Good Governance, and Honesty Training
Working towards a European Union where whistleblowing systems are effective, accessible, and protective; where organizations embrace transparency and accountability, and where civil society actively participates in promoting these values.
BRIGHT DELIVERS
Online event | 23 June 2025 | 16.00-17.00 CEST
Voices of Power: Whistleblowing for the Public Good
In this event, we will discuss the role of civil society in protecting whistleblowers. The EU Directive 2019/1937 (commonly known as the Whistleblower Directive) on the protection of persons who report on breaches of Union Law fails to adequately address and protect NGOs committed to whistleblowers’ protection.
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Enforcing Whistleblower Protection: Interim relief, reversal of burden of proof, non-judicial protection
When it comes to enforcing whistleblower protection, several measures exist at the disposal of lawyers and protection authorities. Interim relief, reversal of the burden of proof and non-judicial protection procedures were just a few discussed by the speakers of Panel III: Enforcing Whistleblower Protection of the European Whistleblowing Conference, moderated by Dr Lauren Kierans, EWI’s Co-Founder and Director of Education.
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Challenges in Whistleblowing Practice: Retaliation, intersectionality barriers, and lack of clarity
The challenges to whistleblowing in Europe are many and include retaliation against whistleblowers and CSOs (civil society organizations) who assist them, barriers based on gender and race, and a lack of clarity of the law. These and other challenges were the focus of Panel II: Challenges in Whistleblowing Practice of the European Whistleblowing Conference.
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State of Whistleblowing in the EU: “It takes a village to make effective protection of whistleblowers a reality”
The adoption of the Whistleblower Directive in 2019 provided a solid groundwork for the protection of whistleblowers in the European Union but the work is far from complete. Significant challenges remain in this space and that is why maintaining and defending a community for the protection of whistleblowers remains more vital than ever.
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Former CJEU judge calls for EU Member States to do more in protecting whistleblowers
Member States of the European Union (EU) could be doing more to enhance whistleblower protection, argued a former judge at the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). Speaking at the European Whistleblowing Conference, where she was the keynote speaker, Dr Ninon Colneric called for stronger protection of whistleblowers and highlighted their role in a democratic society.
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European Whistleblowing Conference | Photo Gallery
The European Whistleblowing Conference - Collaborative Pathways to Integrity took place on 4 April 2025 in Brussels.
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European Whistleblowing Conference: Collaborative Pathways to Integrity in Brussels, Belgium
The European Whistleblowing Institute (EWI), together with the Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities (NEIWA), Transparency International (TI), Transparency International Greece, the Whistleblowing International Network, EDHEC Business School, University of Galway, and Georg-August-University Göttingen, is proud to announce the “European Whistleblowing Conference: Collaborative Pathways to Integrity”, taking place on 4 April 2025, in Brussels, Belgium.
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Online event - Three years post transposition: lessons for protection of whistleblowers?
Nathalie de Montigny, the lawyer who successfully defended a parliamentary assistant reporting a case of harassment involving a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), considers that a specific and comprehensive framework of rules for whistleblower protection within the European Parliament is still needed.
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Three years post-transposition: lessons, challenges, and tools for enhanced whistleblower protection
Three years after the deadline for Member States to transpose the Whistleblower Directive into their national laws, the European Whistleblowing Institute (EWI) and BRIGHT reflect on the work and progress we have made so far and we look ahead to what we want to accomplish in the next two years.
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Project BRIGHT
BRIGHT aims to catalyze progressive change for European whistleblowing. The project is underpinned by a multidimensional approach that integrates research, capacity building, advocacy, and policy dialogue.
BRIGHT aims to catalyze progressive change for European whistleblowing
Project Goal
The project is underpinned by a multidimensional approach that integrates research, capacity building, advocacy, and policy dialogue.
We begin with a comprehensive research phase to gather robust, reliable, and disaggregated data. A crucial component of our project is fostering active dialogue between civil society and policymakers. This ensures that the legislative changes are not only informed by research but also reflect the collective voice of civil society. BRIGHT seeks to trigger change that extends beyond the status quo and include principles of gender equality and non-discrimination into whistleblowing practices and systems.
BRIGHT’s ultimate vision is a European Union where whistleblowing systems are effective, accessible, and protective; where organizations embrace transparency and accountability, and where civil society actively participates in promoting these values.
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Project 101143234 — BRIGHT is co-funded by the European Commission. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. For more information, please visit www.commission.europa.eu