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EGC ruling: Whistleblowers in the European Parliament should have been protected

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Published: September 12th, 2024,
Last updated: September 19th, 2024

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A parliamentary assistant complained because the European Parliament had not given him protected status after he had reported misconduct by a Member of Parliament.

The European Parliament must pay compensation of €10,000 to a former parliamentary assistant (APA). This ruling has now been published by the European General Court (EGC). The APA worked for an MEP from August 2019 to February 2022. After two years of employment, he reported her to the Parliament’s administration for harassment and financial irregularities and demanded that he be granted the status and protection of a whistleblower.

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