# Netherlands to stay ‘strict’ with Ukraine on rule-of-law reforms, foreign minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/34102

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-27 08:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/netherlands-will-stay-strict-with-ukraine-on-rule-of-law-reforms-foreign-minister-says/

> Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said the Netherlands will keep pressing Ukraine and other EU candidate countries to complete rule-of-law and anti-corruption reforms. He said Ukraine’s accession remains important to European security, while warning that an extensive reform agenda lies ahead and linking progress to EU funding and integration.

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