Since 2019, 28 September has been International Day for Universal Access to Information. But what exactly is this right? And how can it be exercised in practice?  An internationally recognised right The right of access to information is enshrined at international level. Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights echoes Article […]

On 23 June, World Whistleblower Day, Transparency International Belgium (TI-BE) highlights the implementation of the European directive on whistleblowers in our country. The aim of this article is to explore the main problems and obstacles concerning whistleblower protection in Belgium.   This article is based on the report published on March 16 by Transparency International, […]

On 16 March 2026, Transparency International published a report entitled: ‘How effective is whistleblower protection in the EU?’ – available here: How-effective-is-whistleblower-protection-in-the-EU_Report.pdf. Nearly five years after the adoption of the European Whistleblower Directive, this report examines its transposition in various European countries, as well as the challenges that have arisen as a result. At Transparency International Belgium, we offer a brief summary of this […]

In recent weeks, the Belgian press has highlighted two major cases concerning money laundering. In the first case, as revealed by the EIC journalist consortium, Wise, a company specialising in international money transfers operating under a Belgian licence, is under investigation for alleged failures in money laundering controls. In the second case, Knack, Le Soir, and RTBF have investigated the rise of […]