Development Cooperation Handbook/Interviews/Catherine Ray

Testimonials - Development Cooperation Handbook Steps and Tools

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Catherine Ray is the Spokesperson for Europe Aid.

Interview on Youtube ⇒ playlist

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Catherine Ray
Spokesperson for EuropeAid
Brussels, Belgium July 2011

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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

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."

EuropeAid - Development priorities and methodologies

The commitments of EU to spend the 0.7 % of gdp in development cooperation

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EU commitments for development assistance effectiveness

EU Transparency, accountability end effectiveness of EU funded projects

Catherine Ray - How EU ensures that the money spent for aid is well spent

Focusing EU Development area on fewer areas with potential higher impact

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How to inform the EU citizens of the development work done with their money

The challenges in giving visibility to the work done by EuropeAid