Federica Mogherini has stepped down after being charged with corruption in Belgium Former EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini has stepped down from her post at the College of Europe, days after being charged with corruption. Mogherini, who was detained for questioning on Tuesday, served as both European Commission vice president and the bloc’s foreign policy chief from 2014 to 2019, while also leading the European External Action Service (EEAS). She became rector of the College of Europe in