A draft Anti-Corruption Strategy has been registered with the Verkhovna Rada
MP Anastasia Radina announced that a draft law titled “On the Principles of State Anti-Corruption Policy for 2026–2030” has been registered with the Verkhovna Rada. The adoption of this document is one of the European Commission’s key requirements for Ukraine’s further progress toward EU membership.
The MP announced this on Facebook.
According to the MP, the bill was drafted by the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) in collaboration with experts and submitted to the government for review as early as April 2, 2025. However, the Cabinet of Ministers never submitted it to parliament for consideration.
Radina emphasized that the document developed by the NACP is of sufficient quality and should be considered in its original form.
“I have my own vision for strengthening a number of provisions, but I am deliberately submitting the NACP’s text. After all, according to the law, they are the ones responsible for drafting the anti-corruption strategy. To this end, the NACP held 26 public discussions with 790 experts,” the lawmaker explained.
She also noted that the Verkhovna Rada should receive the document as the result of professional work, not political compromises.
“The Verkhovna Rada has the right to receive the document in the form that is the result of this work, not the result of political agreements,” Radina emphasized.
According to the MP, the law does not require the Anti-Corruption Strategy to be submitted exclusively through the government, so there is no point in waiting any longer.
Radina drew particular attention to the deadlines for adopting the document under the Ukraine Facility program.
“The Ukraine Facility’s deadline for adopting this law is the end of June this year. These deadlines no longer seem realistic given the parliamentary procedure, so we need to get started as soon as possible,” she stated.
The MP added that the bill contains provisions that meet the requirements for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and also takes into account the agreements enshrined in the December Kachka-Kos communiqué.
“I will ask my colleagues to support the Anti-Corruption Strategy in the first reading and to begin discussions for the second reading as soon as possible,” Radina concluded.
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