On Tuesday 11 October, the finance ministers of the EU are expected to "encourage" the Commission to "explore the possibility for future action at EU level" to protect whistleblowers, "while respecting the principle of subsidiarity".
This statement, which is included in draft conclusions prepared for the meeting of the Ecofin Council and of which EUROPE has had sight, is the clearest signal so far sent out by the member states. It was approved without discussion at the level of the national...