The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and other state bodies, is developing a new norm of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, previously Article 210-1 "Causing damage to the financial interests of the European Union", which provides for criminal liability for illegal actions with the funds of the European Union.

"We are creating an effective system of control over the use of funds that come to Ukraine from our Western partners," ESBU Director Vadym Melnyk said on the air of the telethon, "the money that comes to Ukraine must be protected!"

The liability provided for by the draft of the specified article of the CCU will cover the entire range of illegal actions, from illegal receipt to misuse of EU funds. Currently, the procedures for agreeing the final version of the relevant norm are being carried out.