[{"bbox": [109, 76, 1157, 130], "category": "List-item", "text": "- to consolidate past progress on transformation, democratisation and development, and ensure that essential reforms remain high on the national political agenda;"}, {"bbox": [109, 141, 1157, 219], "category": "List-item", "text": "- to support El Salvador's integration into the world economy, strengthen bilateral trade relations and assist in the shift to a green economy, mainly by means of a better regional integration process and improving the investment and business climate."}, {"bbox": [72, 234, 1157, 364], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objective of the MIP 2014-2020 Sector 2 is to \"...support the 'economic tissue' in order to diversify production, investment, innovation, cleaner production, low-carbon development, job quality (with an emphasis on jobs for young people) and exports by SMEs and cooperatives, especially in view of the implementation of the EU-CA Association Agreement. Higher employment rates will also feed into the first sector (youth and social inclusion) indicators."}, {"bbox": [72, 379, 1157, 539], "category": "Text", "text": "The strategic context for cooperation changed with the advent of COVID-19, when the focus became addressing the social and economic impact of the pandemic. Initially, the €33 million had been reallocated to the ongoing Budget Support operation \"Apoyo al Plan Social 2014-2019 El Salvador\" (LA/2016/039-034) with a view to assist the country in addressing the impact of COVID-19, including support to public finances, economic recovery and women entrepreneurship. However, due to deteriorating political situation, the conditions are presently not conducive to meeting general eligibility for budget support."}, {"bbox": [72, 551, 1157, 657], "category": "Text", "text": "The strategic priority for the EU in El Salvador for the period 2021-2027 is fostering the green economic recovery, creating jobs and tackling inequalities, in particular the digital divide. In addition to contributing to addressing the immediate effects of COVID-19, it also aims toward support long-term sustainable and equitable growth. Tackling these issues will also contribute to addressing the root causes of migration."}, {"bbox": [72, 668, 1157, 775], "category": "Text", "text": "Because of the absence of a National Development Policy, the basis for the Multi-Annual Indicative Programme 2021-2027 is the Heads of Mission Report Framing the Union's and Member States' Policy towards El Salvador for the Period 2021-2027 (June 2020), on the basis of which the following Priority Areas and Indicative sectors have been selected: (1) Digital Transformation; (2) Green Transition; (3) Governance and Human Development."}, {"bbox": [72, 787, 1157, 893], "category": "Text", "text": "This action supports the launch of the \"Digital Jobs\" TEI's implementation. Indeed, its Social Digital Connectivity component is one of the main elements of the TEI. Moreover, the component on support to SMEs provides an additional and innovative push to the TEI implementation. Their contribution to increasing productivity, job creation and enhanced economic opportunities fits the MIP 2014-2020 sector 2 criteria and, at the same time, creates a bridge to the new MIP."}, {"bbox": [72, 906, 1157, 1012], "category": "Text", "text": "*The commitment of the EU's contribution to the Team Europe Initiatives foreseen under this annual action plan will be complemented by other contributions from Team Europe partners. It is subject to the formal confirmation of each respective partners' meaningful contribution as early as possible. In the event that the TEIs and/or these contributions do not materialise the EU action may continue outside a TEI framework.*"}, {"bbox": [72, 1025, 1157, 1185], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, the intention through this addendum is to provide the foreseen support to Ministry of Finance and the Court of Auditors through a Member State agency, and to complement and bolster this support with the regional specialization of CAPTAC-DR. The configuration of support to these institutions is deemed more appropriate under the current conditions and circumstances in the country. Good financial governance remains paramount for a sound economic recovery, particularly while the country currently struggles with key issues related to transparency, efficiency, capacity and planning."}, {"bbox": [72, 1197, 1157, 1383], "category": "Text", "text": "The women's economic empowerment component is part of the Gender Action Plan III of the European Union, towards gender equality 2021-2025, through one of its fundamental axes: the \"Promotion of social and economic rights and the empowerment of women and girls\", as well as through its specific objective: \"to promote decent work, equal pay and labor rights and the transition of women to the formal economy\". This component will be managed by AECID and will be reinforced with a dedicated TA to support to the implementation of the gender component of the new Social Plan. This will keep the EU's engagement with the Government in this important policy, which is also one of the new MIP priority sectors."}, {"bbox": [72, 1395, 1157, 1474], "category": "Text", "text": "Finally, supporting the creation of the \"Education and Research Center for Agriculture and Livestock\" provides the opportunity to contribute in shaping the Center's vision, aiming at the development of a climate, gender and digital sensitive regional project, in line with the EU Green Deal."}, {"bbox": [72, 1487, 1157, 1567], "category": "Text", "text": "The Government of El Salvador, which took over in June 2019, has not yet developed a National Development Plan superseding the previous government's Plan Quinquenal de Desarrollo (PQD). The Plan Cuscatlan, which was the policy framework during the electoral campaign, sets out the government's priorities in terms of economic development,"}, {"bbox": [603, 1617, 628, 1639], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "[8]"}]