Belgian Police Raids EU Diplomatic Corps in Sweeping Corruption Probe – Senior Diplomats Mogherini and Sannino Arrested
EU corruption exposed to the eyes of the world.
In an explosive corruption probe, Belgian police today (2) raided the European Union’s foreign service and the College of Europe.
Two of the EU’s most powerful senior officials have been arrested.
Belgian newspaper Le Soir reported:
“Searches were carried out on Tuesday at the European Union’s diplomatic service in Brussels (EEAS) and in several buildings of the College of Europe in Bruges, in an investigation into possible fraud in the use of EU funds, the European prosecutor’s office announced.
In total, three people have been arrested, he added. One of them is the rector of the College of Europe, Federica Mogherini. The former vice-president of the European Commission is currently in police custody, Le Soir has learned from a reliable source, confirming information from L’Echo. According to our information, the other individuals detained for questioning are a manager at the College of Europe and the former Secretary-General of the EEAS (2021-2025), the Italian diplomat Stefano Sannino.”
#BREAKING: 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.
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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 https://t.co/Gi0Cvl4EIl pic.twitter.com/AhkYxqShPn
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“The investigation targets suspicions of favoritism and possible unfair competition in the awarding by the EEAS to the prestigious College of Europe of a nine-month training program for future European diplomats.
The alleged events date back to the period 2021-2022, and the alleged offenses are potentially: ‘fraud in the awarding of public contracts, corruption, conflict of interest and breach of professional secrecy’, according to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.”
Politico reported:
“Federica Mogherini, who once served as the EU’s top diplomat, and Stefano Sannino, a director-general in the European Commission, were questioned over allegations of fraud in the establishment of a training academy for diplomats.”
Mogherini was elected to the Italian parliament in 2008 by the center-left Democratic Party, and became Italy’s foreign minister in 2014. She became EU’s foreign policy chief the same year, a position she held until 2019.
“Sannino, a career diplomat from Naples with a packed CV including various roles in Rome and Brussels, has served as director-general of DG Enlargement, permanent representative of Italy to the EU, Italian ambassador to Spain and Andorra, and EEAS secretary-general. He has championed LGBTQ+ rights and is married to Catalan political adviser Santiago Mondragón.”
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