[{"bbox": [129, 152, 1013, 180], "category": "Text", "text": "evaluation for duly justified reasons either on its own initiative or on the initiative of the partner."}, {"bbox": [129, 181, 1146, 327], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination¹¹. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, in agreement with the partner country, jointly decide on the follow-up actions to be taken and any adjustments necessary, including, if indicated, reorientation of the project."}, {"bbox": [129, 369, 442, 398], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and verifications"}, {"bbox": [129, 426, 1146, 509], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for implementing this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [129, 547, 1072, 583], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [129, 626, 1146, 681], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle will adopt a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying strategic communication and public diplomacy resources."}, {"bbox": [129, 691, 1146, 852], "category": "Text", "text": "It will remain a contractual obligation for all entities implementing EU-funded external actions to inform the relevant audiences of the Union's support for their work by displaying the EU emblem and a short funding statement, as appropriate, on all communication materials related to the actions concerned. This obligation will continue to apply equally, regardless of whether the actions concerned are implemented by the Commission, partner countries, service providers, grant beneficiaries or entrusted or delegated entities such as UN agencies, international financial institutions or agencies of EU Member States."}, {"bbox": [129, 863, 1146, 996], "category": "Text", "text": "However, action documents for specific sector programmes are, in principle, no longer required to include a provision for communication and visibility actions promoting the programmes concerned. These resources will instead be consolidated in Cooperation Facilities established by support measure action documents, allowing Delegations to plan and execute multiannual strategic communication and public diplomacy actions with sufficient critical mass to be effective on a national scale."}, {"bbox": [129, 1620, 529, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1144, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 15"}]