President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen praised Ukraine's progress in implementing reforms that will help unlock financial tranches, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy reported he had a conversation today with the President of the European Commission.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen raised "strong concerns" with President Volodymyr Zelensky over a new law that strips Ukraine's top anti-corruption bodies of their independence, European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier said on July 23.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed during a conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that a draft law guaranteeing the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions must be adopted as early as next week.