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Belgian police detained Mogherini and two others over suspected procurement fraud and corruption linked to a €650,000 EU-funded diplomatic training program, prosecutors said.
- Belgian federal police detained Federica Mogherini and two others on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, during raids on the European External Action Service in Brussels and the College of Europe, Bruges.
- The EPPO is investigating suspected irregularities in the 2021-2022 tender for the European Union Diplomatic Academy, a nine-month training awarded to the College of Europe by the EEAS.
- Investigators say there are `strong suspicions` of confidential information being shared, and Belgian federal police detained Stefano Sannino and a College deputy head after immunity waivers were obtained.
- The College of Europe said it would fully cooperate with authorities while prosecutors say the investigation is ongoing to clarify facts and assess offences.
- With OLAF support, the probe into the EU Diplomatic Academy, with an initial annual budget close to 1 million, raises political and procurement concerns in Brussels and Rome.
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The former EU leader resigned as Rector of the College of Europe. She continues to deny any misconduct
Federica Mogherini, ex-cheffe of European Union (EU) diplomacy, is at the heart of an investigation into corruption linked to an EU contract awarded to the College of Europe
The Budapest Times
abouthungary.huEU anti-fraud prosecutors file charges against former top EU diplomat Federica Mogherini
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has brought charges of procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interest, and violation of official secrecy against Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s former High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, along with two other suspects.
The ex-cheffe of European Union diplomacy Federica Mogherini was charged in an investigation for corruption concerning the award by the EU of a contract for the training of future diplomats at the College of Europe, which she currently leads, announced on Wednesday the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
Former EU foreign policy chief arrested in latest scandal to hit the bloc
The European Union’s former foreign policy chief faces corruption accusations alongside two other people arrested this week as part of a fraud investigation, prosecutors said Wednesday, in the latest scandal to hit the 27-nation bloc.
Police searched offices of the EU service. Mogherini and two other people were arrested. The investigation concerns a training programme.
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