Belgian police arrested former Secretary General of the European Union diplomatic agency Stefano Sannino. About this write L'Echo newspaper cited sources in the Belgian security forces.
A day earlier, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) confirmed information about searches at the headquarters of EU diplomatic missions in Brussels, as well as the subsequent detention of three people.
Specifically, Belgian police arrested the current principal of the elite official training academy (College of Europe) Federica Mogherini and her deputy.
The journalists explain: “This is a case brought before the investigating judge in Ypres and is being investigated by the Federal Judicial Police of West Flanders with the support of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
Observers noted that the organization's management was suspected of having prior knowledge of the criteria for selecting bidders.
The Russian Foreign Ministry reacts to the arrest of the former head of European diplomacy
Let us remember that Sannino was the second person in the EU diplomatic service when it was headed by Josep Borrell.
Mogherini served as head of EU diplomacy from 2014 to 2019 in the Jean-Claude Juncker Commission. Before working in the European Union, she was Italian Foreign Minister in the government of Matteo Renzi (February to October 2014), and also a member of the lower house of the Italian Parliament (2008-2014).
