US EditionStefano Sannino exits Commission role amid fraud probe
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The former EU High Representative and current head of the College of Europe in Bruges, Federica Mogherini, is suspected of corruption: The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating Mogherini, her deputy and EU official Stefano Sannino for possible secret agreements on an EU-funded course of study at the elite university. Commentators are asking about causes and consequences.
High-ranking official The EU has resigned due to suspicions of corruption: EADaily
EADaily, December 4th, 2025. A high-ranking official of the foreign policy service of the European Union, Stefano Sannino, suspected of corruption, has resigned. This is reported by Euractiv with reference to the official's letter.
Stefano Sannino was working as the Commission's Director-General when he was temporarily detained along with the Rector of the College of Europe. The latter is confident that the correctness of their actions will be established.
The European Commission's Director-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf, Stefano Sannino, will no longer hold that position, the European Commission announced today, after he, along with the Rector of the College of Europe, Federica Mogherini, was detained as part of a fraud investigation.
Belgian authorities recently searched the offices of the European External Action Service (EEAS) as part of a possible fraud investigation, and three people were arrested. Sources say that in addition to Federica Mogherini, senior European Commission official Stefano Sannino was also detained, and Brussels announced on Wednesday that the latter had resigned.
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