The government excluded competitions for the Prosecutor General and the Head of the State Bureau of Investigation from the Anti-Corruption Strategy — Radin

The Cabinet of Ministers did not include a number of key reforms related to the independence of law enforcement agencies and the implementation of Ukraine’s European integration obligations in the draft Anti-Corruption Strategy of Ukraine for 2026–2030.

This was stated by the People’s Deputy and Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy Anastasia Radina.

What norms were excluded

According to the deputy, the government did not support:

reform of the procedure for appointing the Prosecutor General;

an independent competition for the position of Director of the State Bureau of Investigation;

expansion of the procedural independence of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.

This concerns, in particular, a norm that would allow the SAPO to carry out certain procedural actions without the consent of the Prosecutor General.

Radina: The government “sneezed” on European integration obligations

Anastasia Radina sharply criticized the government’s decision, stating that the Cabinet of Ministers has actually abandoned part of its anti-corruption obligations to the European Union.

According to her, this concerns the provisions of the Kachka-Kos communiqué, agreed upon as an anti-crisis mechanism after the scandal surrounding attempts to limit the independence of the NABU and the SAPO.

“The government failed to even declare its intention to fulfill key EU requirements. Even in such a visionary document as the anti-corruption strategy,” the deputy noted.

What is known about the draft law

Last week, Radina registered in the Verkhovna Rada draft law No. 15230 on the Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2026–2030 in the wording of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption without government amendments.

At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers, which received the document on April 2, did not submit it to parliament for a long time, and during the finalization, it removed some of the key provisions.

Why is this important

Experts emphasize that the exclusion of provisions on the autonomy of the SAPO may increase the influence of the Prosecutor General on the anti-corruption system, especially in conditions of personnel pauses.

In addition, failure to meet the EU interim benchmarks in the field of the rule of law and the fight against corruption may negatively affect the negotiation process on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.