Biannual meeting of cooperation between the AIPI and the autonomous authorities for whistleblower protection, in Madrid.
The AIPI meets with the regional authorities on Whistleblower protection in Madrid
22/09/2026
The President of the Independent Authority for Whistleblower Protection, Manuel Villoria, chaired today the second annual meeting of cooperation with the autonomous authorities with competence in the field of protection of whistleblowers.
‘To contribute to the consistent application of the rules on whistleblower protection’. This is the objective of the biannual meetings between the AIPI and the autonomous authorities in the field of whistleblower protection that are included in article 42 of Law 2/2023, of February 20, regulating the protection of people who report on normative infractions and the fight against corruption.
The president of the AIPI, Manuel Villoria, chaired today the meeting with representatives of the regional authorities of Catalonia, Galicia, Andalusia, Principality of Asturias, Comunitat Valenciana, Castilla-La Mancha, Navarra, Castilla y León and the Community of Madrid.
The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Basque Government who are in the process of creating their own authority after the approval of Law 3/2026, of May 14, on Transparency of the Basque Country.
The agenda included, among other things, the follow-up to the issues discussed at the March meeting and the sharing of the activities carried out by the working groups. In addition, good practices and solutions to common problems that have already been addressed by the various authorities were exchanged.
As agreed by the participants, the next meeting will take place next March.
From left to right, the director of the Department for Whistleblower Protection, Manuel García Prieto; the president of the AIPI, Manuel Villoria; the director of the Department for Monitoring and Sanctioning Procedures, Teresa de Jesús Sánchez Armas, and the director of the AIPI Cabinet, Ignacio Sáez.