President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) the previously announced bill on the independence of anti‑corruption bodies, the parliamentary website reports. What Zelenskyy said about the bill Yesterday,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron intend to hold in-depth discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding measures to combat corruption. Source: German government spokesperson Stefan Cornelius,

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pledged to submit a draft law to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) that will "empower the law enforcement system" and preserve "all provisions necessary for the independence of anti-corruption institutions".

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council President António Costa tried to dissuade Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from signing the controversial draft law No. 12414. They called Zelenskyy shortly before he signed it,

Ukraine's parliament passed legislation that will tighten oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies, which critics say could significantly weaken their independence.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's bill on the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) does not pose any new risks to the functioning of anti-corruption agencies,