Among other things, the court faulted the parliament for disclosing, without permission, the status as an informant of the person concerned — thereby exposing him to retaliation (Photo: European Parliament)

EU Parliament fined for exposing internal whistleblower

EU Political

by Nikolaj Nielsen, Brussels,

The European Parliament has been faulted for failing to protect an accredited assistant who was fired after reporting harassment and fraud by an MEP.

The verdict, delivered on Wednesday (11 September) from the General Court of the European Union, requires the parliament to pay €10,000 to the victim.

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Author Bio

Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.