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Ex-EU Foreign Chief Detained in Fraud Probe
- Belgian federal police executed raids at the EPPO's request across Brussels and Bruges, detaining three suspects including Federica Mogherini at the European External Action Service and College of Europe.
- The EPPO said the investigation centres on the EU Diplomatic Academy tender awarded in 2021-2022, with strong suspicions that fair-competition rules were breached and confidential procurement information was shared.
- Belgian federal police searched EEAS and College of Europe buildings plus suspects' homes, seizing documents, with roughly ten undercover officers inside the EEAS and the European Public Prosecutor's Office obtaining lifting of immunity.
- The College of Europe said it would `fully cooperate with authorities in the interest of transparency and respect for the investigate process.` and declined to comment further, while European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper confirmed police were at EEAS buildings linked to the previous mandate.
- The EPPO, supported by OLAF, is leading an inquiry into possible crimes against the EU's financial interests, with allegations that the EEAS and College of Europe misused EU public money in 2021-2022.
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A new scandal tarnishes the image of the European Union. Federica Mogherini, who served as head of EU diplomacy between 2014 and 2019, was placed in police custody on Tuesday 2 December in Belgium. She and two other collaborators are being targeted by an investigation for fraudulent use of European funds.
·Paris, France
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Who is Federica Mogherini, detained in anti-fraud operation?
The Italian politician is detained after a raid at the College of Europe, an institution she has guided since 2020 following a high-profile in Rome and Brussels. Mogherini is well known in diplomatic circles and is extremely well connected.
·France
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