US EditionEx-EU Foreign Chief Detained in Fraud Probe
Three suspects, including former EU diplomat Federica Mogherini, were detained amid suspicions of procurement fraud and corruption in a €3.2 million EU Diplomatic Academy tender.
- 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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Belgian police have arrested the EU's former top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, and a senior Commission official, Stefano Sannino, as part of a sweeping fraud investigation that is reviving fears of corruption at the highest levels of the European bureaucracy. The arrests came amid raids, initially reported at the EU diplomatic service in Brussels and at the College of Europe in Bruges, where Mogherini, who previously served as Italy's foreign mi…
Presuming irregularities in the funding of the College of Europe, of which the former minister is rector. Involved a manager of the institute. But the Public Prosecutor has asked for the waiver of immunity also for other suspects.Stefano Sannino, head of the European Ministry of Foreign Affairs, married his partner in Madrid and received prizes for his activism pro Lgbt. Even he is now investigated.The special contains two articles.
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