Overview

• Draft legislation would fully reinstate procedural independence for the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) after parliament had placed them under the Prosecutor General’s control.
• Last Tuesday’s parliamentary vote and subsequent rapid presidential signing triggered thousands of protests in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro and Odesa.
• In a July 27 phone call, President Macron and President Zelensky stressed Ukraine’s democratic resilience and the centrality of independent anti-corruption institutions.
• The EU flagged that only full autonomy can shield anti-corruption bodies from external influence and signaled cautious approval of the new bill.
• France pledged to strengthen military aid and to press Russia for a ceasefire that could set the stage for lasting peace talks.