Fresh from her commissioner hearing, Humanitarian Aid Commissioner-designate Kristalina Georgieva wants Europe to present a united face during disaster responses. This comes in the wake of the Haiti earthquake, where many felt the EU took a back-seat to t

We could do more on communications - Kristalina Georgieva

Kristalina Georgieva   made them laugh, applaud, and happy.

I thought it was an excellent discussion,   the questions were great.

The feeling was very positive and I'm   grateful to the Development Committee

You did say that you want to make   the people of Europe proud of the EU.

The EU does need to raise its profile   when it comes to disasters.

There is room for the EU   to show better what we do,

because we are the largest source   of development assistance,

and the largest source   of humanitarian assistance.

that would be easy for everyone   to notice and remember.

We could do more on communications,   we already do well on the response.