EU ex-top diplomat quits as college rector

amid fraud probe
BRUSSELS
Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday resigned from her post as head of the College of Europe graduate school after being charged in a fraud probe.
“In line with the utmost rigour and fairness with which I always carried out my duties, today I decided to resign,” Mogherini said in a statement.
Mogherini, who was high representative for foreign affairs from 2014 to 2019 before becoming rector at the college, was arrested on Tuesday following raids at the elite school and on the premises of the EU’s EEAS diplomatic service.
The 52-year-old Italian was detained along with the school’s deputy rector and Stefano Sannino, a senior EU official who was secretary general of the European External Action Service from 2021 to 2024.
After being questioned by Belgian police, “the three individuals were formally notified of the accusations against them,” the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, (EPPO) which is overseeing the probe, said on Thursday.