On 25 June 2026, at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, Poland, the Governments of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Denmark signed a document confirming that the United Kingdom and Germany are joining the European Union Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine (EUACI). The United Kingdom commits to a contribution of £2,400,000, and Germany to €3,500,000. Denmark will continue implementing and co-funding the Program that is also co-funded by the European Commission.
The EUACI is providing support to Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions, the anti-corruption committee of the Parliament, ministries, civil society and independent investigative media and Integrity Cities. The EUACI underpins anti-corruption reforms and EU accession.
The document was signed by David Lammy, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Niels Annen, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany; and Elsebeth Søndergaard Krone, State Secretary for Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
“I am delighted to welcome the United Kingdom and Germany to the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative. Denmark has been implementing the EUACI since 2017 and has worked closely with the European Union to build a programme whose work really matters. The fact that the United Kingdom and Germany are joining us is a testament to the important achievements of the EUACI. Thanks to this alliance, we will be able to do more to support Ukraine in its fight against corruption and its move towards EU membership,” said Elsebeth Søndergaard Krone, State Secretary for Development Policy at the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
“The European Union sees Ukraine as a future member state, which is why we are investing so heavily in anti-corruption: building capacity, ensuring institutional independence and developing a sustainable ecosystem of all stakeholders,” said Stefan Schleining, Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Ukraine.
With the accession of the UK and Germany, the EUACI will be able to expand its work across all areas of work and do more for its partners. A new priority will be to mainstream anti-corruption at the sectoral level.