Freund, a German Green politician, wrote to the Commission last week asking for them to clarify whether the police investigation into Reynders touched on any of his official duties as Commissioner.
Juhansone said they did not because money laundering and financial crime fell under the Commission’s finance directorate, not the justice section until recently run by Reynders.
“Obviously, the Commission stands ready to cooperate in case the Belgian authorities would ask,” Juhansone added.
Von der Leyen learned about the suspicions only after reporters from Le Soir and Follow the Money reported the raids.
The Commission had not opened its own inquiry into the matter, Juhansone said. “As none of the allegations made concern the misuse of the EU budget or the management of EU funds, no specific investigation has been launched by the Commission at this stage.”
