""It is very important that the state listens to public opinion and hears its citizens. Ukraine is a democracy for sure. There is no doubt.""
""The new law restores key safeguards but challenges remain.""
"The two agencies – the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office – were created after 2014, when a pro-democracy revolution brought down a corrupt, Kremlin-aligned president.""
"Thousands of Ukrainians took the streets in protest, calling it an authoritarian move."
Ukraine has restored the independence of state agencies investigating corruption through a new law introduced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This decision came after significant public protests and pressure from the European Union, which had previously frozen $1.7 billion in aid due to a proposed bill that would weaken anti-corruption measures. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office were established post-2014 amid a pro-democracy revolution, and their independence is crucial for Ukraine's institutional reforms aimed at potential EU membership.
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