The seminar, initiated by MEP Jean-Marie Cavada (ALDE/FR), aims at setting off a debate on the necessity and the conditions of the protection of whistle-blowers at EU level, both in the framework of the current inter-institutional negotiations on the trade secrets directive in the Legal Affairs committee as well as under civil liberties aspects. The invited speakers will outline the state-of-play as regards the different legal situations, including from the employment perspective, share their experience as a whistle blower as well as a journalist and present an outlook to possible future action at EU level.
Interpretation will be provided in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.