Prosecutors are investigating the European Commission’s sale of 23 office buildings to Belgium two years agoProsecutors investigate the EU's executive branch over the sale of buildings to Belgium 2 years agoFILE - European Union flags flap in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)FILE - European Union flags flap in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)FILE - European Union flags flap in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)BRUSSELS -- Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the European Commission’s sale of 23 of its buildings to Belgium where it has dozens of premises, the European Union’s executive branch said on Thursday. The institution underlined that it “is committed to transparency and accountability,” and promised to fully cooperate with the European Prosecutor’s Office, or EPPO, which investigates crimes against the EU’s financial interests.

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