On Monday 22 October, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) unanimously adopted an opinion by Axel Voss (EPP, Germany) behind closed doors, which recognises the possibility of introducing five new articles into the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) using the legal basis of the Directive to protect whistleblowers on a European level.
This non-public opinion is based entirely on a confidential note from the European Parliament's Legal Service, consulted by EUROPE...