BRUSSELS: Police arrested three people following raids on EU offices and a prestigious graduate school in a probe into suspected fraud linked to the training of future diplomats, prosecutors said. The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) said searches were carried out at the College of Europe in the Belgian city of Bruges, and the Brussels premises of the European External Action Service — the EU's diplomatic wing.
Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has been detained in the probe. Mogherini, who was high representative for foreign affairs from 2014 to 2019, now leads the College of Europe graduate school that was raided in the probe along with the EU's diplomatic offices. She was arrested along with two other people.
The raids were "part of a probe into suspected fraud related to EU-funded training for junior diplomats", said an EPPO statement, adding that "three suspects were detained." Carried out by Belgian federal police at the EPPO's request. An EU official confirmed that "raids took place" and said investigators were "looking at activities that happened under previous mandates". — AFP
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