Denmark - Proposed directive on protection for whistleblowers

The European Commission has proposed new rules to strengthen protection for whistleblowers reporting breaches of EU law. This article gives a Danish perspective on the proposal. The reason for the proposed new EU rules is that whistleblowers can play an important role in uncovering unlawful activities in companies and organisations. However, few EU countries have rules adequately protecting whistleblowers. In Denmark, statutory protection for whistleblowers…