On 1 July 2026, the EPP Group tabled eight amendments to the European Parliament's annual report on Ukraine, seeking to reinforce condemnation of Russia's war, expand the report's scope to cover 2026 developments, and deepen the EU's commitment to Ukraine's EU accession process. The amendments, proposed by rapporteur Michael Gahler (EPP), target the draft report on the 2025 Commission report on Ukraine (2025/2259(INI)).
The amendments introduce several substantive changes. Amendment 23 adds attacks on cultural heritage and religious sites, specifically citing the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, to the list of Russian war tactics. A series of new recitals (Amendments 24-27) reflect key 2026 developments: the Kos-Kachka plan, a 10-point reform priority plan agreed in December 2025; Ukraine's new law on public procurement adopted in May 2026, hailed as a genuine anti-corruption reform; the formal opening of EU accession negotiations with Ukraine on Cluster 1 (Fundamentals) in June 2026; and the circulation of non-papers by Member States on the dynamics of Ukraine's accession.
Amendment 28 adds a new recital identifying Russian Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) as a specific strategy to undermine public support for Ukraine's EU accession process in both Ukraine and the EU. Amendment 29 updates the operative paragraph on disinformation to explicitly include combating Russian disinformation about Ukraine's EU accession process alongside the war itself. Finally, Amendment 30 welcomes the G7 leaders' June 2026 statement, including commitments to support new battlefield momentum and consider extending licenses to increase Ukraine's military production.
The amendments, all tabled by the EPP Group, represent a cohesive effort to update and strengthen the draft report. As proposed amendments, they are still to be examined and voted on in committee and subsequently in plenary before becoming the Parliament's position. The report is expected to be debated and voted on in the European Parliament later in the year.