Federica Mogherini, the former European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has quit her position as rector of the College of Europe in Bruges after being charged with fraud in a corruption probe.
Mogherini announced her resignation in an email to staff and students of the college, which ANSA has seen.
"In line with the utmost rigour and correctness with which I have always carried out my duties, I have today decided to resign from my position as Rector of the College of Europe and Director of the Diplomatic Academy of the European Union," Mogherini said in the email.
Mogherini was among three people who were released from custody following questioning after being held on Tuesday in Belgium in relation to the probe.
Another suspect, Stefano Sannino, the former European External Action Service (EEAS) Secretary General and former Italian ambassador to Spain, resigned as the European Commission's Director-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf on Tuesday.
