Development Cooperation Handbook/Interviews/Catherine Ray

Catherine Ray is the Spokesperson for Europe Aid. 27px Interview on Youtube ⇒ playlist Catherine Ray Spokesperson for EuropeAid Brussels, Belgium July 2011 Conversation with Vrinda Dar at the EC Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium July 2011 European Union commitment to International Cooperation EuropeAid Development priorities and methodologies - How the programmes are designed and how the projects are financed thumb|left|Why EU uses EU tax payers money to finance development in other countries? "So we believe that investing in aid because it's an investment, it is not charity, is one of the smartest investment we can do, because we have to help each other so that the whole world basically can grow can be safer can be more environmental safer as well so really all have an interest in that. So that's why we believe that taxpayers money are definitely not badly spend and that the investment are returning back in the EU." thumb|EuropeAid - Development priorities and methodologies thumb|left|The commitments of EU to spend the 0.7 % of gdp in development cooperation EU commitments for development assistance effectiveness thumb|left|EU Transparency, accountability end effectiveness of EU funded projects thumb|Catherine Ray - How EU ensures that the money spent for aid is well spent thumb|centre|Focusing EU Development area on fewer areas with potential higher impact How to inform the EU citizens of the development work done with their money thumb|The challenges in giving visibility to the work done by EuropeAid