[{"bbox": [82, 72, 1025, 177], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>2.4 and 2.5- Monitoring and Evaluation</td><td>300 000</td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>83 000 000</td><td>43 933 000</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [72, 217, 538, 244], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.18 Organisational set-up and responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [72, 282, 1156, 336], "category": "Text", "text": "Each component will require an ad-hoc set-up that will be formulated in the course of the negotiations to sign the corresponding contribution agreements"}, {"bbox": [72, 348, 635, 375], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.19 Performance and Results monitoring and reporting"}, {"bbox": [72, 387, 1156, 626], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support). Each action under the decision will include resources for baseline surveys that will be conducted at the start of each action. A final evaluation of the action will review the appropriateness of the logical framework and the monitoring arrangements of each action."}, {"bbox": [72, 631, 1156, 712], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [72, 724, 714, 751], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [72, 766, 1156, 851], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU Delegation will be responsible for the overall monitoring of the action and the achievement of the specific objectives. Each specific commitment under the action will include specific monitoring arrangements that will be agreed with each partner for each Contribution Agreement."}, {"bbox": [72, 864, 240, 888], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.20 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [72, 902, 1156, 956], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, mid-term and final evaluations will be carried out for this action or its components via an implementing partner."}, {"bbox": [72, 968, 1156, 1021], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluations will be carried out for problem solving, learning purposes, in particular with respect to digital connectivity, skills and entrepreneurship, to draw lessons learnt for new actions under MIP 2021-2027."}, {"bbox": [72, 1037, 1156, 1151], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders. 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, the reorientation of the project."}, {"bbox": [72, 1167, 688, 1193], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [72, 1206, 190, 1230], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.21 Audit"}, {"bbox": [72, 1247, 1156, 1333], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audits or expenditure verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [72, 1349, 798, 1375], "category": "Text", "text": "It is foreseen that audit services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [72, 1388, 421, 1414], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.22 Communication and visibility"}, {"bbox": [72, 1426, 1006, 1453], "category": "Text", "text": "Communication and visibility of the EU is a legal obligation for all external actions funded by the EU."}, {"bbox": [72, 1465, 1156, 1546], "category": "Text", "text": "This action shall contain communication and visibility measures that shall be based on a specific Communication and Visibility Plan of the Action, to be elaborated at the start of implementation. This will be fully aligned to the long-term country-level strategic communication plan developed by the Delegation."}, {"bbox": [597, 1615, 632, 1638], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "[29]"}]