SPEECH/13/431HTMLFri, 17 May 2013 12:00:02 +0200COMDOCGEORGIEVAICHACRSPEECHENSpeech: Opening address Civil Protection Forumhttp://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/431&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=enEuropean Commission Kristalina GEORGIEVA EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Speech: Civil Protection Opening Forum/Brussels 15 May 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues and Friends, I am impressed to see so many people attending the fourth gathering of the Civil Protection Forum.