Activities of Gilles PARGNEAUX related to 2018/0106(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law
Amendments (1)
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Persons who work for an organisation or are in contact with it in the context of their work-related activities are often the first to know about threats or harm to the public interest which arise in this context. By ‘blowing the whistle’ they play a key role in exposing and preventing breaches of the law and in safeguarding the welfare of society. However, potential whistleblowers are often discouraged from reporting their concerns or suspicions for fear of retaliationpreventing, detecting and disclosing irregularities, fraud, corruption and other wrongdoing or breaches of the law both in the public and the private sectors. However, potential whistleblowers are often discouraged from reporting their concerns or suspicions for fear of retaliation or of being accused of unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets as defined in Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council.