This was announced to journalists by Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, following an informal meeting of the EU General Affairs Council.
The government and the European Commission have prepared a list of priority reforms, including those aimed at addressing the problems caused by recent scandals in Ukraine.
‘That is why, together with the Commission, we have compiled a list of measures that are necessary here and now to ensure compliance with these reforms, such as amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code or the involvement of international experts in institutional reform,’ the official added.
The list of necessary measures includes:
- adopting comprehensive amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and other legislation to ensure swift and high-quality justice;
- ensuring that NABU has effective access to impartial, timely, and high-quality forensic examinations;
- conduct a comprehensive review of the procedure for selecting and dismissing the Prosecutor General in order to bring it into line with best European practices, with the involvement of the Venice Commission;
- adopt legislation to ensure a transparent and merit-based process for the selection, appointment, and transfer of prosecutors to senior and other prosecutorial positions in the Office of the Prosecutor General, regional, and district prosecutor’s offices;
- reform the State Bureau of Investigations;
- appoint, without delay, judges to the Constitutional Court and members of the High Council of Justice who have passed international vetting;
- expand the involvement of international experts in the competition commission for the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ);
- adopt a draft law on declarations of integrity by judges;
- adopt an Anti-Corruption Strategy and a State Anti-Corruption Program by the second quarter of 2026;
- develop and strengthen high-level internal anti-corruption control systems.
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