[{"bbox": [86, 153, 400, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [97, 199, 606, 226], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is that:"}, {"bbox": [97, 239, 1185, 325], "category": "Text", "text": "**IF** the resources and capacity (including for undertaking Technical Assistance, Conferences, Meetings and Seminars etc.) required for identifying, formulating and implementing programmes and projects financed by the Joint Programming are adequately available and well utilised;"}, {"bbox": [97, 338, 1185, 395], "category": "Text", "text": "**AND IF** adequate awareness, understanding and appreciation of EU values, strategic interests, actions and visibility of Team Europe Initiatives are made for the Joint Programming programmes and in the areas of common interest;"}, {"bbox": [97, 407, 1185, 493], "category": "Text", "text": "**AND IF** the EU can support direct engagement with public and private stakeholders and interest groups on all areas of interest, including green growth and jobs, trade and investment, peace and security (incl. maritime security), governance and human rights, culture, gender and youth, digitalisation, migration and mobility etc.;"}, {"bbox": [97, 506, 1185, 589], "category": "Text", "text": "**THEN** the action will likely strengthen the role of the EU as a strategic political partner and actor in Ghana's national, international and multilateral affairs, and ensure a sharper design and implementation of the Joint Programming and TEIs as a whole."}, {"bbox": [97, 604, 1185, 661], "category": "Text", "text": "This is **BECAUSE** the necessary actors and players external to the EU would have been duly involved and mobilised to ensure ownership, increased absorption capacity and sustainability of EU action."}, {"bbox": [86, 689, 443, 720], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.6 Logical Framework Matrix"}, {"bbox": [97, 736, 936, 763], "category": "Text", "text": "Given the nature of this Action a Logical Framework Matrix is not required at Action level."}, {"bbox": [86, 831, 712, 864], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [86, 897, 385, 928], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 944, 978, 971], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with Ghana."}, {"bbox": [86, 997, 513, 1028], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 1044, 1134, 1124], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 3 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is 60 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [97, 1124, 1124, 1178], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer by amending this Financing Decision and the relevant contracts and agreements."}, {"bbox": [86, 1204, 573, 1235], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Budget Support – NOT APPLICABLE"}, {"bbox": [86, 1250, 443, 1281], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1296, 1134, 1375], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures⁵."}, {"bbox": [86, 1402, 428, 1430], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1445, 387, 1472], "category": "Text", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1497, 648, 1524], "category": "Text", "text": "*Specific Objective 1: Civil Society engaged in public affairs*"}, {"bbox": [86, 1572, 1145, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Please note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy between the published legal acts and the updates on the website it is the OJ version that prevails."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 15"}]