The European Union has made tackling corruption a priority for Kyiv as it tries to join the bloc, and regards the appointment of a new director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) as an important pillar in that effort.
Semen Kryvonos, until now the chief of the State Inspection of Architecture and Urban Planning, will serve a seven-year term as director of NABU, one of several bodies set up in recent years to tackle corruption.
In a video statement, Kryvonos said he would create conditions for officials to “fear God, the people of Ukraine and NABU.”
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal chose Kryvonos from a pool of three finalists and was supported by his cabinet.
“Our team is committed to the principle of zero-tolerance to corruption and supporting anti-corruption institutions,” Shmyhal said during an extraordinary cabinet session.
He said the appointment satisfied the last of the recommendations set out by the European Commission,…
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