EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos called the appointment of Oleksandr Tsyvinskyy as head of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (BEB) an “important reform” and welcomed the outcome of the competitive selection process.
It was reported by Ukrainska Pravda citing Kos’s post on social media platform X.
As the Commissioner noted, the appointment of the BEB head is a key reform actively supported by the EU.
“The EU supports this step on the path toward strengthening institutions and EU membership. Progress must continue,” she emphasized.
Earlier, Prime Minister Yuliya Svyrydenko announced Tsyvinskyy’s appointment as head of the BEB.
Tsyvinskyy’s appointment had been blocked for some time, allegedly due to concerns raised by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) over his father’s Russian citizenship. Tsyvinskyy himself stated that he had received no official communication on the matter, and the selection committee had resubmitted his candidacy to the government.
Amid concerns about the independence of NABU and SAPO, European Pravda reports that several EU sources began questioning other reform-related actions, including the finalization of the BEB appointment process.
In July, despite expected positive decisions from the European Union, Kyiv began a crackdown on reforms.
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