Spanish government misses 17 December deadline to incorporate European whistleblower protection law into national law
Spain has failed to comply with the deadline given by Brussels, set for this Friday 17 December 2021, to include in the legal system of each Member State the EU Directive 2019/1937 which protects the rights of whistleblowers.
On International Right to Know Day, the "Pro Acceso" coalition demands that the right of access to information be recognised as a fundamental right in Spain
The International Day of the Universal Right of Access to Information ("Right to Know") is celebrated every 28 September.
European trade union conference on whistleblowing held in Madrid just weeks before the deadline for the Spanish government to implement the EU Directive on whistleblower protection
A conference on whistleblowing channels was held in Madrid on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 October. This event took place within the framework of the 6th Eurocadres Congress in the Spanish capital.
Statement on the Spanish Government’s plan to modify criminal offences relating to freedom of speech
International NGO Blueprint for Free Speech supports the announced move by the Spanish government for law reform that will improve freedom of speech in Spain.
Blueprint publishes Spanish whistleblower advocacy tool
The Spanish government is currently discussing a combined anti-corruption and whistleblower protection law. For a summary of the missing elements in the proposed legislation, read our new tool here
Whistleblower’s Crusade Helps Fell Spanish PM, Government
Undaunted by death threats, a former municipal worker uncovered a pattern of corruption. Her revelations helped bring down the government of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, forced out by a no-confidence vote in Parliament on 1 June, 2018.
Associated Whistle-blowing Press officially launch local whistleblowing platform in Spain
The Associated Whistle-Blowing Press (AWP) has officially launched its second local whistleblowing platform. The website, 'Fíltrala' (literally "leak it"), is targeted at the Spanish public and uses software developed by GlobaLeaks—an open-source whistleblowing framework for safe file transmission.