EU Commission, G7 Welcome Zelenskyy's Plans to Uphold Anti-Corruption Bodies' Independence
The European Commission and the ambassadors of the Group of Seven welcome President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's promise to ensure the independence of anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine and offer their assistance in this regard.
The Gaze reports on it, referring to European Pravda.
As European Commission spokesman Guillaume Mercier said during a briefing with journalists in Brussels on 24 July, the European Commission is in contact with the Ukrainian authorities to ensure that its concerns about the fight against corruption are taken into account.
"We have expressed our concerns and worries. We see that the Ukrainian government has taken measures. We welcome these actions," Mercier said.
He added that the European Commission is working with the Ukrainian authorities ‘to ensure that these concerns about the fight against corruption, which is an extremely important priority for both us and Ukraine, are indeed properly taken into account.’
"We certainly understand that the Ukrainian authorities have chosen a new approach, proposed a new action plan or law. We welcome the fact that the Ukrainian government is taking action, and we are working with it to ensure that our concerns, which were clearly stated yesterday and the day before yesterday, are indeed taken into account," the European Commission spokesman stressed.
EU representative in Ukraine Katarina Mathernova said that G7 ambassadors also welcome Zelenskyy's initiative.
‘We discussed current events and welcomed yesterday's announcement by Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding the reboot of anti-corruption institutions. We offered our advice and assistance,’ Mathernova said.
As The Gaze reported earlier, on 23 July, President Zelensky commented on the outrage of the public and international partners over actions against anti-corruption institutions, promising to introduce his own bill to guarantee their independence.
On 23 July, the European Commission stated that it was very concerned about the adoption of a law that makes Ukrainian anti-corruption bodies dependent on the prosecutor general, and asked Kyiv for an explanation at the highest level.