"In a statement sent to college staff on Thursday, Mogherini announced that in line with the utmost rigour and fairness with which I always carried out my duties, today I decided to resign as rector of the College of Europe. She also announced she would stand down as director of the EU Diplomatic Academy, the school for junior diplomats at the centre of an inquiry into alleged fraud and corruption."
"The European Public Prosecutor's Office, the EU prosecuting agency that issued formal changes against Mogherini and two others this week, said the accusations involved procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy. It added: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty by the competent Belgian courts of law. Mogherini's lawyer, Mariapaola Cherchi, told the Associated Press that her client was transparent, clear and serene during her 10-hour questioning, and she was confident Mogherini would be cleared."
Federica Mogherini resigned as rector of the College of Europe and as director of the EU Diplomatic Academy after being indicted in a corruption probe. Prosecutors allege confidential information may have been shared with a candidate in the tender to create the academy, which launched in 2023 with a budget of nearly 1 million euros. The European Public Prosecutor's Office said accusations include procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy, while noting presumption of innocence. Mogherini's lawyer said she was transparent and serene during a ten-hour questioning and confident she will be cleared. Mogherini previously served as EU high representative from 2014–19 and had begun a second five-year term as rector in September.
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