BRUSSELS RAID SHOCK: Federica Mogherini Arrested in €15M EU Diplomat Training Fraud Probe
Published Date: 3 Dec, 2025
Brussels – 14:11 CET, December 2, 2025 It’s the biggest corruption scandal to hit the EU’s diplomatic corps in a decade.
Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (2014–2019) was detained at dawn by Belgian federal police as part of a sweeping EPPO investigation into €15 million in rigged contracts for the EU Diplomatic Academy training program.
Who Was Arrested Today
- Federica Mogherini – former High Representative, current Rector of College of Europe
- Stefano Sannino – former EEAS Secretary-General (her deputy)
- Third unnamed senior official from College of Europe executive education department
Live Raid Footage (Already Viral)
- Police vans outside EEAS headquarters in Schuman
- Officers carrying boxes from College of Europe Bruges campus
- Mogherini leaving her Brussels home in handcuffs (face blurred by Belgian law)
What the EPPO Says (Official Statement 13:30) “Three individuals have been detained on suspicion of corruption, fraud affecting EU financial interests, and conflict of interest in the award of contracts for junior diplomat training programs.”
The Money Trail – What We Know Right Now
- €15 million EU budget for “Diplomatic Academy” (2016–2020)
- Contracts allegedly awarded to companies linked to College of Europe without open tender
- €3.2 million paid to a single consultancy firm owned by a former EEAS staffer
- Travel and “study trips” to luxury destinations billed at triple market rate
Timeline of the Investigation
- 2023 – OLAF audit flags “serious irregularities”
- 2024 – Case handed to EPPO
- Nov 2025 – Search warrants issued
- Dec 2 2025 – Raids and arrests
Immediate Fallout
- College of Europe suspends Mogherini “until further notice”
- EEAS launches internal probe into all contracts signed 2016–2019
- European Parliament demands emergency hearing with Kaja Kallas
Live Reaction – Last Hour Josep Borrell (on X): “Shocked by the news. Full confidence in judicial process.”
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni: “We are monitoring the situation and providing consular assistance.”
X Trends – Europe (Right Now)
- #MogheriniArrested – 1.1 M posts
- “EU corruption” – 687k
- “College of Europe scandal” – 412k
Bottom Line The woman who once negotiated the Iran nuclear deal is now under investigation for allegedly pocketing millions in rigged EU training contracts.
Brussels just got its own Qatargate moment — and this time it’s the diplomatic elite in the dock.
More as it breaks.
Date: 3 Dec, 2025
