Last fall, she was nominated as Bulgaria's candidate for a seat in European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso's new cabinet and was eventually named EU commissioner-designate for International Co-operation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Prevention.
Prošle jeseni, imenovana je kandidatkinjom Bugarske za mjesto u Europskoj komisiji (EK) u novom kabinetu predsjednika Josea Manuela Barrosa i na koncu je predložena za novu povjerenicu EU za međunarodnu suradnju, humanitarnu pomoć i sprječavanje kriza.