https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe EU's Middle East service chief detained by Belgian police in corruption probe
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Stefano Sannino is also a former Secretary-General of the EU diplomatic service
He and Federica Mogherini are among the three arrested as part of the investigation pic.twitter.com/1vRDoOJs83
Belgian police have raided the EU’s diplomatic service, the College of Europe, and private homes as part of a probe into alleged misuse of EU funds.
A spokesperson for the College, where Mogherini has been rector since 2020, said he did not know if she had been arrested and refused to offer any information or comment.https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Mogherini led the European External Action Service (EEAS) from 2014 to 2019 and has been the director of the Academy since 2022. Another College of Europe employee, involved in the executive education department, was also detained, a witness said. Top European Commission official Stefano Sannino was also detained. Sannino was previously the EEAS secretary-general under Mogherini, during the period when the Diplomatic Academy was launched. He is currently the director general of the Commission’s Middle East, North Africa and Gulf department. The Commission confirmed that the police were present at the EEAS buildings, and this is part of the ongoing investigation into activities carried out during the previous mandate. They refused to provide further information, as an investigation is underway. >BREAKING:
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Belgian police have detained former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in a fraud case.
She served as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy from 2014 to 2019. pic.twitter.com/ijFyjypH9e
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