Overview

• Parliament voted 331-0 on July 31 to reinstate the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
• President Zelenskyy signed the measure hours later, reversing amendments that had placed the agencies under the prosecutor general’s control.
• Rare wartime protests in Kyiv, Odesa and Lviv demanded that NABU and SAPO retain autonomy despite martial-law restrictions.
• EU officials warned that curbing anti-graft powers could jeopardize Ukraine’s EU membership prospects and access to Western aid.
• Civil society groups and anti-corruption leaders welcomed the reversal but say broader rule-of-law reforms remain essential amid the ongoing conflict.