# Legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest when disclosing the confidential information of companies and public bodies

European Parliament procedure 2016/2224(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFCO / CONT / CULT / ECON / EMPL / ENVI / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 742 committee amendments tabled by 107 Members between 2017-04-04 and 2017-07-26.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest when disclosing confidential information of companies and public bodies. The amendments call on the Commission and Member States to establish a minimum level of protection, set up an independent EU information-gathering, advisory and referral body, protect against retaliation and reprisals, safeguard anonymity and confidentiality, and weigh horizontal versus sector-specific legislation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 86 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |
| Virginie ROZIÈRE | France | S&D | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103845.md |
| Max ANDERSSON | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124994.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Robert ROCHEFORT | France | ALDE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97022.md |
| Pascal DURAND | France | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124693.md |
| Dietmar KÖSTER | Germany | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124822.md |
| Felix REDA | Germany | Verts/ALE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124816.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Laura FERRARA | Italy | NI | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124833.md |

## Official source documents

- PE602.859: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-602859_EN.pdf
- PE603.027: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-603027_EN.pdf
- PE606.158: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-606158_EN.pdf
- PE606.186: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-606186_EN.pdf
- PE607.823: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-607823_EN.pdf
- PE607.981: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-607981_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2224-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2224-INI.json

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