Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Resigns Amid Fraud Investigation

Federica Mogherini, the European Union's former top diplomat, has resigned from the College of Europe. Her departure follows her arrest on Tuesday in connection with a fraud investigation. Police conducted raids at the elite university, where Mogherini served as rector. Authorities are investigating suspicions of fraud within an EU-funded training program for junior diplomats. Mogherini led the EU's foreign policy from 2014 to 2019. The College of Europe, with campuses in Belgium and Poland, is a prestigious graduate institution specializing in European studies. The investigation centers on a specific training scheme financed by the EU. No further details about the alleged fraud have been made public at this time.