On December 2nd, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the execution of searches at the headquarters of the European Union’s diplomatic corps and several buildings of the College of Europe in the city of Bruges. The investigation focuses on suspicions related to nepotism, unfair competition, suspicious awarding of public contracts, corruption, conflict of interest, and breach of professional secrecy. The alleged incidents date back to the period between 2021 and 2022 and are associated with providing diplomatic services for a nine-month training program dedicated to future European diplomats through the Diplomatic Academy of the College of Europe. According to media reports, the searches included the headquarters of the EU diplomatic service in Brussels and several buildings of the College of Europe in Bruges, confirming that Mogherini is among those detained.
