Ukraine Agrees to Anti-Corruption Plan in EU Membership Push

The action plan comes a month after a huge corruption scandal at the state energy company resulted in the resignation of some of Zelenskyy’s cabinet.

European Union flags and a Ukrainian flag outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 24, 2025. Reuters/Yves Herman

The European Union and Ukraine agreed on an action plan to tackle corruption and strengthen democratic institutions in the country in an effort to smooth its path to membership, the European Commission announced on Dec. 11.

The plan consists of 10 points and comes in the wake of one of the worst corruption scandals to hit Ukraine in years. The agreement was reached during an informal meeting of EU ministers and Ukrainian representatives in Lviv, Ukraine.