The creation of a
national whistleblowing authority is desirable due to the need to increase
public awareness in the field, strengthen the protection of persons reporting
information on breaches of the law against retaliation, and forward external
reports to appropriate bodies depending on the subject matter of the report.
This article examines various institutional solutions regarding the central
whistleblowing authority introduced in the Visegrad countries (Poland, Czech
Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) plus France and Slovenia. The author argues
that from the point of view of the effectiveness of whistleblower protection,
it is necessary to ensure the independence of the central whistleblowing
authority from the executive power and to establish a fully confidential
reporting channel operated by specialized staff