> Lithuania's whistleblower law: the 50-worker rule, the central role of the Public Prosecutor's Office, and the official Lithuanian sources.

Source: https://ethicsportal.eu/whistleblower-laws/lithuania/
Updated: 2026-04-24

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# Whistleblower law in Lithuania

Lithuania adopted whistleblower legislation before many other EU states and later aligned it with Directive (EU) 2019/1937. The framework is built around the **Pranešėjų apsaugos įstatymas** and gives the **Public Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Lithuania** a central role.

## Applicable law

- [Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers — official text](https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/3832a712149511eab9d9cd0c85e0b745)
- [Official English translation of the law](https://www.prokuraturos.lt/data/public/uploads/2020/02/1.9-225-praneseju-apsaugos-istatymas-eng.pdf)

## Who must establish an internal channel

Private organisations with **at least 50 workers** are the main business group expected to maintain an internal reporting channel. Public-sector bodies are also part of the statutory framework.

## External reporting authority

Lithuania's whistleblower system gives a central role to the **Public Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Lithuania**, as reflected in the official English translation of the law.

## Data protection authority

For GDPR complaints about the handling of report data, the relevant authority is the [State Data Protection Inspectorate (VDAI)](https://vdai.lrv.lt/en/services/).

## Key compliance points

- Lithuania's legal framework is older and more institutionally embedded than the late-transposition countries, which makes legal terminology and scope especially important.
- The official English translation of the law remains one of the clearest primary sources for understanding Lithuania's whistleblower framework.
- Organisations operating in Lithuania should not blur statutory whistleblowing with wider ethics intake unless the policy clearly separates them.

## Official sources

- [Pranešėjų apsaugos įstatymas — official law text](https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/3832a712149511eab9d9cd0c85e0b745)
- [Official English translation of the law](https://www.prokuraturos.lt/data/public/uploads/2020/02/1.9-225-praneseju-apsaugos-istatymas-eng.pdf)
- [State Data Protection Inspectorate — services](https://vdai.lrv.lt/en/services/)

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