Brussels, Dec. 4 -- A sweeping corruption scandal engulfing the EU recently is threatening to strain the already markedly tense relations between the EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as per media reports.
Relations between von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas are already rife with tensions over issues concerning the EU's foreign policy coordination, with officials noting that this scandal risks significantly widening that rift.
The scandal centres on the alleged misconduct at the EU Diplomatic Academy - a nine-month training programme for junior diplomats - and has revived longstanding questions about institutional transparency under von der Leyen's leadership.
This led to a sharp incre...