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<div id="ContentZone" class="content-zone"> <div id="module-6E44B376984F481B9711429F8520285A" class="module module-text module-text-default module-id-6E44B376984F481B9711429F8520285A module-colorscheme-none " > <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="module-body module-text-body module-body-id-6E44B376984F481B9711429F8520285A " > <p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professional ethics among our staff in every area of our operations and to ensuring the proper administration of public funds. The MFA wants to promote an open organisational culture, where it is safe to report serious offences or suspicion of serious irregularities that have taken place or will take place in the MFA. </p> <p>More specifically, you can report to the whistleblower mechanism regarding the following matters:</p> <ul> <li>Violations of EU law</li> <li>Criminal offences</li> <li>Violations of the law</li> <li>Violation of administrative law principles</li> <li>Serious or repeated violations of significant internal guidelines</li> <li>Serious personal conflicts in the workplace</li> <li>Sexual harassment</li> <li>Intentional misinformation of citizens and partners</li> </ul> <p>The whistleblower mechanism can be used by current and past MFA employees, persons, who are not yet employed, but who are reporting information in relation to the hiring process or other pre-contractual negotiations, and employees of the partners with which the MFA has a more formalised and continuous cooperation.</p> <p>The whistleblower mechanism is guided by the MFA’s <a href="/en/-/media/websites/dag/about/whistleblowerpolitik_eng_100322.ashx">Whistleblower policy.</a> Potential whistle-blowers are encouraged to read the policy before submitting a report. If in doubt, please contact the MFA’s whistleblower unit (see contact details below). </p> <p><strong><strong>If you want to submit a report, it should be done through the whistleblower portal <a href="https://um.sit-wb.dk/?lang=en#/">here</a>.</strong></strong></p> <p>You can also report through the <a href="https://whistleblower.dk/english">external whistleblower channel</a> that is embedded in The Danish Protection Agency. Read more about the external whistleblower mechanism in appendix 1 in The Danish Ministry of Justice’s <a href="https://www.justitsministeriet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Vejledning-for-whistleblowerordninger-paa-offentlige-arbejdspladser.pdf">guidelines on whistleblower mechanisms in the public sector</a> (in Danish only). However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs encourage you to report through the internal whistleblower mechanism. </p> <p>Notice that <a href="https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/ft/202012L00213">the Danish whistleblower act </a>(in Danish only) does not limit the rules on freedom of speech for public employees. This means that as a private person you can express yourself freely. Read more about freedom of speech as an employee in the public sector in The Danish Ministry of Justice’s <a href="https://www.justitsministeriet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Vejledning-for-whistleblowere.pdf">guidelines for whistleblowers</a> (in Danish only).</p> <h2><strong><strong>DANIDA Anti-corruption hotline</strong></strong></h2> <p>This hotline is for people, who work for a partner receiving external grants from the MFA, or who in any other way has knowledge about corruption or other forms of irregular administration of activities financed through Danish development assistance. <a href="https://um.dk/en/danida/about-danida/danida-transparency/anti-corruption">Read more here</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="module-133445A06620414EB79B60FC841CE35F" class="module module-text module-text-default module-id-133445A06620414EB79B60FC841CE35F module-colorscheme-none " > <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="module-body module-text-body module-body-id-133445A06620414EB79B60FC841CE35F " > <h2 class="module-title-container"> <span class="module-title"> More information: </span> </h2> <p><a href="/en/-/media/websites/dag/about/whistleblowerpolitik_eng_100322.ashx">The MFA’s whistleblower policy</a></p> <p><a href="/en/-/media/websites/dag/about/whistleblowerpolitik_fra_100322.ashx">The MFA’s whistleblower policy (French version)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.justitsministeriet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Vejledning-for-whistleblowere.pdf">The Danish Ministry of Justice’s guidelines for whistleblowers</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.justitsministeriet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Vejledning-for-whistleblowerordninger-paa-offentlige-arbejdspladser.pdf">The Danish Ministry of Justice’s guidelines on whistleblower mechanisms in the public sector</a></p> <p><a href="https://whistleblower.dk/english">The Danish Data Protection Agency's external whistleblower channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/ft/202012L00213">The Danish Whistleblower Act</a></p> <p><a href="https://um.dk/en/danida/about-danida/danida-transparency/anti-corruption">Danida’s anti-corruption hotline</a></p> <p><a href="/en/-/media/websites/umen/about-us/organisation/whistleblower/eng-2023-whistleblower-mechanism-annual-report.ashx">The MFA's Whistleblower mechanism annual report 2023</a></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="module-CB969FFD3F2A4EE6A77C536D94A03A2F" class="module module-text module-text-default module-id-CB969FFD3F2A4EE6A77C536D94A03A2F module-colorscheme-none module-colorscheme-has-inner " > <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="module-body module-text-body module-body-id-CB969FFD3F2A4EE6A77C536D94A03A2F module-colorscheme-grey-1 " > <h2 class="module-title-container"> <span class="module-title"> contact </span> </h2> <p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Whistleblower Mechanism </p> <p>KONTROL (Internal Control & Oversight)</p> <p>Asiatisk Plads 2</p> <p>DK-1448 Copenhagen K</p> <p>E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d98eb1b0aaadb5bcbbb5b6aebcab99acb4f7bdb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8ffc0c1dbdcc4cdcac4c7dfcddae8ddc586ccc3">[email protected]</span></a></p> <p>Tel. 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