On 7 October 2019, the European Council adopted the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive (the “Directive”). The Directive seeks to accomplish two goals: (1) the creation of a number of mandatory reporting channels for whistleblowers to raise concerns around breaches of EU law; and, (2) a higher level of protection against retaliation for whistleblowers who report breaches of EU law

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