"The final version of the EU's draft Trade Secrets Directive provides greater legal protection for journalists and whistleblowers who act in the public interest" See the full text: Journalists and whistleblowers protected under new Trade
“The final version of the EU’s draft Trade Secrets Directive provides greater legal protection for journalists and whistleblowers who act in the public interest”
See the full text: Journalists and whistleblowers protected under new Trade Secrets Directive (euractiv, link)
And see: Proposed: DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (pdf)