"Luxleaks, Panama Papers, Monsanto Papers... Thanks to whistleblowers, who raise collective awareness about serious encroachments on the public interest, our democratic rules have been improved,” said rapporteur of the EP resolution Virginie Rozière. The French socialist MEP added that despite their irreplaceable support for press freedom and democratic debate, whistleblowers still fall prey to severe reprisals. That’s why the EP calls the European Commission to propose EU-wide rules before the end of the year since their protection in the EU is patchy and often inadequate.