EU diplomat Federica Mogherini arrested on fraud investigation

Published December 2nd, 2025 - 12:42 GMT
Federica Mogherini
European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini answers the journalists during a Foreign Affairs meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on November 11, 2019. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Federica Mogherini, the former EU foreign policy chief, was arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected fraud in the training of future diplomats, a source close to the matter revealed on Tuesday, according to AFP.

It is worth mentioning that Federica Mogherini was a top representative for Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2019, but she now leads the College of Europe graduate school.

According to the source, the police raided the College of Europe, and Mogherini was arrested along with two other people, the source said.

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