EU's former foreign policy chief Mogherini, ex-top diplomat Sannino reportedly detained in EU fraud probe

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54% : EPPO said the investigation concerns whether confidential selection criteria for the EU Diplomatic Academy, a nine-month training programme for junior diplomats awarded to the College of Europe in 2021-2022, were improperly shared before the tender was officially published.
49% : According to EPPO, investigators are examining indications that representatives of the College of Europe may have had advance access to sensitive information and reason to believe they would secure the contract, potentially breaching Article 169 of the EU Financial Regulation, which guarantees fair competition in procurement procedures.
46% : Other Belgian outlets VRT NWS and L'Echo reported that Mogherini, rector of the College of Europe and former EU High Representative, and Sannino, the EEAS's former secretary-general, are among those detained.
43% : The operation was requested by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) and supported by OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office, Belgium's news agency Belga reported.
31% : EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and former top diplomat Stefano Sannino are in custody after Belgian federal police launched raids on Tuesday targeting suspected fraud linked to the EU Diplomatic Academy, according to Belgian media reports.

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