European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response

Bulgaria's nominee for the European Commission Kristalina Georgieva was unanimously approved for EC VP for Budget and Human Resources by the group representatives in the European Parliament committees, reports the Club Z website, quoting sources in Brussels.

Bulgaria’s caretaker government is expected to nominate Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday to serve in the next European Commission.

The nomination is expected to take place at the first meeting of the caretaker cabinet appointed by President Rosen Plevneliev on Tuesday.

Kristalina Georgieva officially was nominated by Bulgaria's president Rosen Plevneliev for a second term as Bulgaria's EU commissioner, report the Bulgarian-language media. 

Her nomination will be officially made at the first meeting of the country's new caretaker government by the Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki. 

EUR 1.8 bn pledged for Serbia and Bosnia

BRUSSELS -- A total of EUR 1.846 billion worth of aid for Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina was raised at the donor conference in Brussels on Wednesday.

This was announced by European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva at the conclusion of the conference.

Opposition GERB supports Kristalina Georgieva, outgoing EU Commissioner on humanitarian affairs, for a new term at the union's executive body, party leader Boyko Borisov says.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic attended the European Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction in Milan and expressed hope that the donor conference scheduled for July 16 in Brussels and the EU Solidarity Fund will provide financial aid to Serbia, which was hit by severe flooding in May.

BELGRADE - European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva was in Serbia on Tuesday and Wednesday, where she visited flooded areas, delivered relief aid from the EU and expressed admiration for the emergency efforts shown by the government and the Serbian people.

BELGRADE - European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva delivered in Belgrade on Wednesday to the Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic the aid in the fight against floods.

BELGRADE - Without EU assistance, Serbia would stand no chance of overcoming the crisis caused by unprecedented floods, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said, stressing that Serbian citizens will have to do most of the work towards the country's recovery.

BRUSSELS - Serbia can count on EUR 1 billion worth of aid from the European Union Solidarity Fund in dealing with the long-term consequences of the catastrophic floods, Kristalina Georgieva, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, said on Monday.