With the Lisbon Treaty, the Danish reservation to the police and judicial cooperation in EU came into force. Since then, the EU Member States have adopted a number of legal acts without the participation of Denmark. Denmark has in various ways sought to associate with parts of the cooperation after 2009, including the relationship with Europol and Eurojust and Denmark continue to participate in e.g. the European arrest warrant. After 10 years of post-Lisbon EU-legislation in the field, the Danish representative to Eurojust, Jesper Hjortenberg, evaluates the consequences of the Danish reservation for Denmark’s international police and criminal justice cooperation and looks at possible future consequences. Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Copenhagen, Thomas Elholm, gives a short commentary on Mr. Hjortenberg’s presentation.

Objective

Until October 2021 EU Member States have to transpose the new Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law. The objective of this seminar will be to discuss practical challenges in implementation of the new Directive and to learn about good national practices in the field.

Key topics

• Definition of “whistleblower”
• Obligations of authorities and companies
• Public disclosures
• Reporting channels
• Privacy and confidentiality
• Support and protection measures for whistleblowers
• Practical implementation of the Directive
• Remedies and best practices in Member States
• Relevant ECtHR case law

Who should attend?

Policymakers, ministry officials, ombudspersons, in-house counsel, lawyers, judges and prosecutors.

For further information, please consult the seminar programme.