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European Commission officials said the EU could disburse around €30 billion to Ukraine by late 2026 if Kyiv carries out required reforms, while EU diplomats planned to review Ukraine's legislative screening results on October 20 to potentially open the bloc's final two negotiating clusters. Ukraine's EU integration chief separately criticized a proposal to pick the country's chief prosecutor through an open contest, amid pressure from Brussels and anti-corruption activists to depoliticize the prosecutor general's office.