Overview
- Belgian police carried out early‑morning searches at Commission premises in Brussels on Thursday as part of the investigation.
- The European Public Prosecutor’s Office said it is conducting evidence‑gathering in an ongoing case involving the Commission.
- The Commission said it will cooperate with EPPO and Belgian authorities and expressed confidence that the sale process complied with rules.
- The transaction covered 23 buildings and was undertaken as the institution reduced its office footprint after increased remote work post‑pandemic.
- The properties were bought by Belgian sovereign wealth fund SFPIM, which planned sustainable renovations before re‑marketing them for commercial and residential use.