31/07/2025 Monitoring
Damien Cottier (Switzerland, ALDE) and Saara-Sofia Sirén (Finland, EPP/CD), the PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for Ukraine, have welcomed the adoption of a law to restore the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies.
"The swift drafting and adoption of this law show that the presidential administration and the Verkhovna Rada have listened to the Ukrainian people. We hope that it will provide new impetus for further strengthening the work of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies, including the appointment of a new head of the Economic Security Bureau, which should now take place without delay,” said the two co-rapporteurs, who plan to visit Kyiv later this year.
Ukraine is one of ten Council of Europe member states subject to the Assembly’s full monitoring procedure, which helps them to fulfil their promises to uphold the highest democratic and human rights standards.