The Cabinet of Ministers at a meeting on Wednesday voted in favor of a resolution on the establishment of the Bureau of Economic Security. According to the draft resolution, the new body is created as a body of central executive authority.
As the correspondent of Interfax-Ukraine reports, the government adopted the relevant document with a one-day revision.
“This is one of the final steps towards liquidation of the tax police,” Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on March 22 signed law on the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine No. 1150-IX, which the Verkhovna Rada adopted on January 28, 2021. According to the government’s priority action plan, the Bureau should start working in September 2021.
The EU Delegation to Ukraine and the EU Advisory Mission to Ukraine welcome the signing by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky of the law on the Bureau of Economic Security and called for a transparent selection of the bureau’s team.
“The EU Delegation to Ukraine and the EU Advisory Mission to Ukraine welcome the signing by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky of the law on the Bureau of Economic Security. Key reform of investigation and law enforcement on economic crimes. Next steps: changes in the criminal procedure code, transparent selection of the BES Head and staff. The EU is ready to support,” the EU delegation to Ukraine said in on Twitter on Thursday.
As reported, on March 22, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed law No. 1150-IX on the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine, which the Verkhovna Rada adopted on January 28, 2021.
