Kosovo adopts advanced draft law on whistleblowers
By Emil Weber
The Government of Kosovo approved advanced legislation to enhance the protection of whistleblowers on June 12, 2018. The draft law has yet to be passed by the parliament.
Meeting of Kosovo Government on June 5th, 2018 (photo: kryeministri-ks.net)
Kosovo is consistently ranked among the most corrupt countries in the Western Balkans by the Freedom House.
“Since Kosovo has high corruption indicators, it is logical to establish strong legal standards of whistleblowing protection which would help fight corruption”, said Flutura Kusari, media lawyer at the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF). “The draft law on whistleblowers adopted by the government of…
