EU threatens Ukraine to cancel visa-free regime due to troubles with SAPO head appointment

Besides, the next 1.5 billion euros tranche might be disrupted

The European Parliament stated the risk of cancelation of a visa-free regime due to the problematic selection of the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) as MEP and Deputy Head of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee Viola von Cramon reported on Twitter.

“While international community is occupied with Belarus, Ukraine government is hastily pushing candidates lacking experience and integrity to select SAPO head. This will not fly Government is jeopardizing visa-free with the EU and further trance of €1,5 Billion assistance,” she wrote.

Today, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine confirmed the representatives of the parliament to the commission for competition for the post of the SAPO head. Earlier, the G7 ambassadors asked the Ukrainian authority to support the anti-corruption bodes and protect the NABU and SAPO.

As we reported, Ukraine and Grenada agreed on a visa-free regime. The agreement “will make it much easier to fly to the Caribbean Sea.”

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5 comments

  1. They have been wanting to stick it to Ukraine on behalf of putler for some time, so this is their chance. Arseholes.

  2. Once again, the Ukrainian RT publishes total BS. Since when does a tweet represent an official statement from the EU? In fact what this woman did say is “The Ukrainian government is jeopardizing visa-free with the EU and further trance of €1,5 Billion assistance”

    • I noticed the Ukrainian RT didn’t list these troublemakers that were appointed. Wouldn’t that be something a real journalist would do? However, if Medvedchuk is worried about the appointments it could be a good thing.

  3. “While international community is occupied with Belarus, Ukraine government is hastily pushing candidates lacking experience and integrity to select SAPO head. This will not fly Government is jeopardizing visa-free with the EU and further trance of €1,5 Billion assistance,”
    Unfortunately, she is right. Zelensky has proven beyond any doubt his inability to fight corruption.

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