EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos has said that EU institutions support three reform roadmaps adopted by Ukraine as part of preparations to open accession talks, describing them as a "joint product".

Taras Kachka, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and European Commissioner Marta Kos have stated that the two sides have agreed on Ukraine's reform plan, confirming its readiness to join the EU.

Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, is convinced that unblocking technical negotiations with the EU will allow the process to be completed faster than the European Commission requests.

The EU has announced the launch of a new format of technical talks with Ukraine that are not subject to a Hungarian veto at an informal meeting of the General Affairs Council of the European Union, the body that also handles enlargement, in the city of Lviv.

The European Commission has stressed that Ukraine must refrain from any steps that could undermine the progress already achieved in combating corruption.

Alongside Ukraine, this group includes Montenegro, Albania and Moldova.

The Council of the European Union has approved a decision to provide Ukraine with €1.8 billion under the Ukraine Facility.

Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, has described the European Commission's annual enlargement report for all candidate countries as the best in three years.

The annual enlargement report prepared by the European Commission for all candidate countries has been agreed among EU institutions in a version that gives a positive assessment of Ukraine's reform progress.

When the European Union pays out the fifth Ukraine Facility tranche of €1.35 billion, it will also pay Ukraine almost €600 million for a reform that was meant to have been completed earlier.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed an EU integration law providing for the establishment of a paying agency to administer, supervise and monitor all support programmes in the agricultural sector.

Oleksandr Ilkov, head of the Government Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has said that Ukraine expects a response from the European Union on its implemented reforms.

A coalition of Ukrainian civil society organisations led by the Laboratory of Legislative Initiatives (LLI) has published a shadow report on Ukraine's progress in meeting the requirements of Chapters 23 and 24 of the upcoming EU accession negotiations.

On 12 August, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová commented on the High Council of Justice's decision to appoint Ihor Kushnir as a member of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, who began his visit to Ukraine on Monday 11 August, has warned Kyiv against slowing down the pace of reforms, emphasising that support is not unlimited.

The European Commission has positively assessed the appointment of the new Director of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU), and emphasised the need for continued rule of law reforms in the country.

Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement, has welcomed the appointment of Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi as head of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU). Tsyvinskyi is the winning contender for the post.

The European Commission has demanded that Kyiv urgently appoint a head of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) in line with the law and the existing selection and appointment procedures.

The European Commission has reiterated that restoring the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) is crucial to Ukraine’s anti-corruption framework.

The European Union has delivered a warning to Kyiv via diplomatic channels, stating that if the Ukrainian parliament fails to fully revoke the provisions of law No. 12414, financial support will be suspended.