On Monday 4 September, the MEPs of the economic and monetary affairs (ECON) committee adopted an ambitious opinion in favour of protecting whistleblowers by a very large majority (36 votes in favour with three abstentions).
“This is an extremely positive report, because there was not a single vote against”, MEP and rapporteur Molly Scott Cato (Greens/EFA, UK) told EUROPE. All compromise amendments were, for instance, adopted. She welcomed the fact that the MEPs want to protect...