EU recommends that Ukraine ease wartime restrictions

Gert Jan Koopman, the European Commission's Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR), has said that Ukraine should consider changes to its wartime regulations.

Source: Koopman during a conference titled Ukraine's Accession to the EU: Shaping the Transformation Agenda; article by European Pravda

Details: Koopman acknowledged that the introduction of martial law has changed certain democratic procedures, given the security challenges.

Quote: "Obviously Ukraine will need to return to constitutional normality after the war is over and martial law is lifted. But I would really ask you to already assess the necessity and proportionality of the existing restrictions. Examine them thoroughly!" he told the MPs present.

Koopman did not, however, elaborate on the specific issues where the European Commission expects changes to be made with regard to the regulation of martial law.

Background: Keith Kellogg, the US President's Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, recently said that Ukraine should be prepared to hold elections during the war as it is "a sign of a healthy democracy".

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