Federica Mogherini, Stefano Sannino, and Cesare Zegretti were detained for interrogation over fraud, corruption, and secrecy breaches relating to public procurement tied to the College of Europe and European External Action Service.Belgian authorities conducted raids on offices, private residences, and the College of Europe campus, seizing documents and electronic devices as part of an investigation coordinated by the European Public Prosecutor's Office with support from OLAF and Belgian federal police.The scandal spurred political outcry, with Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
Maria Zakharova, Hungarian spokesperson
Zoltan Kovacs, and the
European Parliament demanding transparency and emphasizing rule of law.