[{"bbox": [83, 120, 1147, 173], "category": "Text", "text": "action which will foster the monitoring of the partner actions for TEI. Then, as the team grows, it will set up a monitoring system with the team members for the TEI actions."}, {"bbox": [72, 192, 238, 220], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2. Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [83, 263, 1147, 370], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, mid-term and final evaluations will be carried out for the whole action or for its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission. The evaluation will be gender and human rights sensitive, assess gender equality and human rights results and implementation of human rights-based approach working principles (participation, non-discrimination, accountability, and transparency)."}, {"bbox": [83, 370, 965, 396], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for learning and re-orientation purposes, if required."}, {"bbox": [83, 396, 1147, 447], "category": "Text", "text": "The final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision)."}, {"bbox": [83, 451, 1147, 566], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 1 month in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partner shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the evaluation experts, and inter alia provide them with all necessary information and documentation, as well as access to the project premises and activities."}, {"bbox": [83, 570, 1147, 713], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination. 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": [83, 715, 1029, 741], "category": "Text", "text": "The financing of the evaluation shall be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [83, 745, 1147, 801], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluations jointly with other contributing Member States and European Development Finance Institutions (EDFIs) of the TEI will be the preferred option to provide an overview of the action within the larger impact of the TEI."}, {"bbox": [72, 820, 375, 847], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3. Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [83, 862, 1147, 943], "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 audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [72, 970, 998, 1004], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [83, 1033, 1147, 1087], "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": [83, 1113, 1147, 1273], "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 and agencies of EU member states."}, {"bbox": [83, 1298, 1147, 1429], "category": "Text", "text": "However, action documents for specific sector programmes are 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": [1040, 1660, 1159, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 19"}]