A message came to Zelenski from the head of the EC. He changes his head about the controversial bill

Volodymyr Zelenski late signed a bill which, according to many, limits the autonomy of the offices fighting corruption. This movement has sparked a wave of criticism, protests in Kiev and the intervention of the president of the European Commission. Now the president of Ukraine has announced that he will bring to the ultimate Council a task that will strengthen the regulation of law strategy and guarantee the independency of anti-corruption institutions.


President Volodymyr Zelenski responded to a wave of protests in Kiev and a message from Ursula von der Leyen. "We have analysed all concerns, all aspects of what needs to be changed and what needs to be activated. I will propose to the ultimate Council of Ukraine a bill that will strengthen the strategy and that there will be no Russian influence or interference in law enforcement activities – he submitted in a recording published on the network.

– What is very important, all standards concerning the independency of anti-corruption institutions will be included. And I look forward to proposing these standards from our squad of law enforcement and anti-corruption chiefs, as well as from the lawyer General of Ukraine. It will be a presidential bill and we will implement it as part of our state's transformation strategy," said Zelenski.

Ursula von der Leyen expressed concern about changes in law in Ukraine

Earlier, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen intervened. I heard she contacted Zelenski himself. KE spokesperson Guillaume Mercier stated that von der Leyen "explained serious concern about the consequences" of the fresh regulations that deprive anti-corruption authorities of independence, and "requested explanations from the Ukrainian government".

The National Anti-corruption Office of Ukraine (NABU) and the peculiar Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) are now to be subject to the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine. "Both these institutions are widely recognized as the foundations of the regulation of law in Ukraine. They must stay independent in order to effectively combat corruption and keep public assurance (to the authorities – ed.)" said Mercier.