In the joint statement on the results of the 20th EU-Ukraine Summit the parties agreed on the importance of the continuation and acceleration of reforms, in particular, in the fight against corruption, which is causing concern to Ukrainian citizens and business.
“While noting the establishment of new legislative and institutional anti-corruption framework in Ukraine and the work already done in the fight against corruption, in particular by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), we agreed on the need for continued efforts in the reform of the judiciary and prosecution to strengthen the rule of law in Ukraine. In this context, we welcomed the adoption of the law on the High Anti-Corruption Court as an important step forward in the fight against corruption,” the document reads. The parties look forward to the swift adoption of the necessary amendments ensuring its jurisdiction on appeals of relevant first instance court decisions.
“We welcomed the intention to make the court fully operational by the end of the year. We agreed on the need to further strengthen the necessary independence and full effectiveness of all anti-corruption institutions, which must carry out their work free from undue influence,” the document reads.
During the joint press conference with President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, President Petro Poroshenko noted: “Fight against corruption is one of the top priorities of the Ukrainian authorities over the past years”.
The President of Ukraine noted that in our country an anti-corruption structure was created: the National Anticorruption Bureau, National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, Specialized Anticorruption Prosecution. The last element of the anticorruption structure is the creation of the Supreme Anticorruption Court, according to Petro Poroshenko. He recalled that the bill initiated by him and created jointly with the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe was supported by a constitutional majority in the Parliament. The Head of State also expressed hope that in the near future the Parliament will legislatively support the clarification of this law.
"Now we have an absolutely practical result. Everyone recognizes the effectiveness and success of our actions in the fight against corruption in the energy sector, in the banking sector," Petro Poroshenko said. At the same time, he stressed that the anticorruption structure was "completely independent" from the authorities.
In turn, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker noted: “For us, the fight against corruption is an important duty for Ukraine, relevant. I will never say that Ukraine is a corrupt country, but there is corruption in Ukraine, just like in other countries. And we really pay a lot of attention to the fight against corruption, including to the steps that the Ukrainian authorities are taking". He commended the creation of the Supreme Anticorruption Court. "The efficiency of Ukrainian legal proceedings in the fight against corruption will be one of the key elements for macroeconomic analysis and assistance for Ukraine," the President of the European Commission stressed.
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