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Bill approval motivated the biggest protests since the beginning of the Russian invasion. European Commission has already warned Ukrainian President that the project is a “serious setback” in the EU adhesion process.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday that he proposed a new bill to ensure the independence of the country’s anti-corruption bodies following various criticism of the document on Tuesday.
“I just approved the text of a bill that guarantees a true reinforcement“From justice and security services that protect them” from any Russian influence or interference, “ensuring simultaneously” the independence of corruption bodies, “Zelensky announced on social network X. This new document” will be presented to the Ukrainian parliament today, “he added.
With the previous legislation the activities performed by the Ukrainian National Anti-Corruption Office (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Office (SAPO) are attached to the Attorney General, in turn, under the tutelage of the Ukrainian President.
A European Commission demanded explanations to Zelenskyy On Wednesday, one day after the promulgation of the law that triggered several protests in several Ukrainian cities, the largest since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2020.
Democratic reform and independence from anti -corruption institutions, as well as their reinforcement, are included in the Ukraine adhesion process to the European Union (EU).
Without the “green light” of the European Commission in this parameter, the process can be stagnant.
On Tuesday, the European Commissioner for Extending, Marta Kos, considered that the promulgation of the new legislation regarding anti-corruption agencies was a “Serious relegation” in the process of adherence to the European political-economic bloc.
