00:00Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was released from custody after being formally accused of procurement fraud and corruption by Belgian authorities.
00:13The probe concerns contracts to train future diplomats at the College of Europe, which she now leads, according to the European Public Prosecutor's Office, which launched the investigation.
00:25European Commission official Stefano Sannino and a third suspect were also arrested.
00:32They were later released after questioning and being formally notified of the accusations against them.
00:39The EPPO's statement said that the accusations also concern conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy.
00:48Police had earlier searched the College of Europe in Bruges and the European External Action Service in Brussels.
00:55The College said in a statement that it will cooperate with authorities in the case.
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