French MEP Virginie Rozière (S&D), rapporteur on protection of whistle-blowers, is studying the idea of setting up an independent ‘trusted third parties’ body at European level to provide horizontal protection for whistleblowers, explained her office in talks with this newsletter on Friday 2 June.
The proposal was first put on the table by the rapporteur during her intervention on this subject in the legal affairs committee' (JURI) on Monday 29 May. It is simply an idea at the moment...