Ukraine Government Revises Anti-Corruption Strategy Cutting Key EU Accession Commitments on SAPO Independence and Merit-Based Appointments

On May 15, the Svyrydenko cabinet submitted its own Anti-Corruption Strategy draft for 2026-2030 to the Verkhovna Rada as an alternative to the NACP-authored bill that committee chair Anastasiia Radina had filed two days earlier 12. The government version removes competitive-selection provisions for the Prosecutor General, SBI director, and National Police chief, and drops language granting SAPO authority to open proceedings against MPs without Prosecutor General's approval 134. European Pravda reports both deletions contradict specific EU accession benchmarks and the Kachka-Kos communiqué, a position Radina endorsed publicly on May 18 when she warned that unmet benchmarks will prevent EU accession 12. Kachka told Interfax-Ukraine that parliament will determine the strategy's final content 2.