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Former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini detained in corruption case

Former EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, was taken into custody on Tuesday, 2 December in Belgium as part of an investigation into the fraudulent use of European funds. © John Thys / AFP

Belgian police arrested three people, including former foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, and raided EU offices in a corruption probe that names her as a suspect.

On Tuesday, Belgian authorities arrested the trio after searching the EU diplomatic service’s headquarters in Brussels and the College of Europe, a prestigious training institute for future policymakers, in Bruges.

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