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Striking the Balance Between Financial Confidentiality and Legal Protection
In commemoration of World Whistleblower's Day, this article examines the structural tension between Luxembourg's evolving legal framework for whistleblower protection and the financial centre's deeply embedded traditions of professional secrecy. Drawing on recent Eurobarometer data, this analysis highlights the critical enforcement gaps, public trust deficits, and cultural barriers that must be addressed to transform nominal paper compliance into a functional systemic culture of integrity.
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25 Years of the OECD Convention: Strengthening the Path from Anti-Bribery Law to Enforcement in Luxembourg
In this interview, Elifsu Yigit (L4T) and Nicola Bonucci (former OECD Director for Legal Affairs, now an independent counsel, Legal Advisor to ICCROM (International Centre for the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) and Chair of the European Space Agency Advisory Board) discuss Luxembourg's 25-year journey under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. While highlighting the Grand Duchy's significant legislative strides, the discussion focuses on the constructive "next chapter" of proactive enforcement. Bonucci offers a strategic roadmap for "tuning the antennas" of domestic agencies to ensure Luxembourg's sophisticated legal tools are utilized to their full potential.
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Why Transparency Matters for Luxembourg
Luxembourg stands at a pivotal moment: one path leads to merely meeting the minimum requirements of the forthcoming EU directive, while the other offers a more coherent and forward-looking integrity architecture, with civil society recognised as a vital partner. Luxembourg for Transparency (L4T) is here to facilitate the latter path.
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