In 2019, the European Union enacted a directive on the protection of persons reporting violations of EU law. The directive deals with the reporting of violations against explicitly mentioned areas such as money laundering or corporate taxation offenses. In principle, the member states were obliged to implement a national law for the protection of whistleblowers by 17.12.2021. Austria has not yet implemented this law, which is why the EU Commission has now initiated an infringement procedure against Austria.
European Union initiates infringement procedure against Austria
