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The protection of whistleblowers officials in public sector
The whistleblowers in international organisations and in European countries
Dr. Maria Stylianidou
Member of the Board of Directors of Hellenic Single
Public Procurement Authority - HSPPA
Abstract:
The first person who understands the threat of maladministra-
tion, mismanagement and corruption in a public or private organisation
is usually a person who works within the organisation or cooperates very
closely with it. Whistleblowing is the act of disclosing information from
a public institution or private with the purpose of revealing cases of cor-
ruption or secrecy that are of immediate or potential danger to the public
interest. The following study refers specifically to the protection that the
whistleblowers officials enjoy in international organisations and in the
public sector of european countries.
ISBN 978-960-622-104-0
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