G7 Welcomes Zelenskyy's Steps to Restore Anti-Corruption Bodies' Independence

The ambassadors of the Group of Seven countries welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to pass a new law to guarantee the independence of anti-corruption bodies.

The Gaze reports on it, referring to their statement on the X platform.

The G7 ambassadors noted that they welcome Zelenskyy's commitment to ‘quickly restore and ensure the independence of anti-corruption bodies.’

‘Further progress in anti-corruption and rule of law reforms is a requirement of Ukrainian society, a prerequisite for EU integration and key to the business climate,’ they added.

The diplomats also promised to ‘closely monitor developments’ and expressed hope that the Verkhovna Rada would quickly pass the relevant law.

Against the backdrop of problems created by the adoption of a law that makes NABU and SAPO dependent on the prosecutor general, President Zelensky assured that he did not want to jeopardise Ukraine's European integration.

On 24 July, the European Commission welcomed the Ukrainian authorities' willingness to rectify the situation with the SAPO and NABU and noted that it would work closely with the Ukrainian side to ensure that its comments were properly taken into account.

The next day, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk announced that the bill submitted by the president to rectify the situation with the independence of NABU and SAPO would be considered on 31 July.

As The Gaze reported earlier, the European Commission welcomed Zelenskyy's promise to ensure the independence of anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine and offer their assistance in this regard.