The European Union’s former top diplomat has been detained as part of an anti-fraud probe relating to a diplomatic training programme, according to Belgian media reports.

Federica Mogherini, who served as EU foreign policy chief from 2014 to 2019 and now leads the College of Europe graduate school that teaches a training programme for junior EU diplomats, was taken into custody by Belgian police in Brussels on Tuesday, reported Belgian broadcaster VRT, the news agency Belga, and the news site Euractiv.

The arrest came amid police raids at the College of Europe’s campus in Bruges, Belgium , and the Brussels premises of the European External Action Service – the EU’s diplomatic wing.

European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) announced the searches and said three suspects, which it di

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