"The EU is a major donor of both short-term humanitarian aid, to help deal with conflicts or natural disasters, and longer-term development aid, to help countries make progress economically, politically and socially. Humanitarian aid is not seriously questioned by European politicians and publics: the need for emergency relief is very visible on television screens. By contrast, development aid – which accounts for over 90 per cent of global (and European) aid flows – is a highly contested subject." (Quoted from article)