[{"bbox": [146, 152, 1082, 239], "category": "Text", "text": "of the evaluations and, where appropriate, in agreement with the partner country, jointly decide\non the follow-up actions to be taken and any adjustments necessary, including, if indicated, the\nreorientation of the project."}, {"bbox": [184, 251, 472, 278], "category": "Section-header", "text": "5.3. Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [146, 292, 1083, 380], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation\nof this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent\naudit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [153, 433, 853, 459], "category": "Section-header", "text": "6. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONAND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [146, 474, 1083, 588], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle adopts a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying strategic communication and public diplomacy resources. Regional and global strategic communication and public diplomacy funds will be managed by the INTPA central services."}, {"bbox": [146, 603, 1083, 773], "category": "Text", "text": "At country level, action documents for specific sector programmes are no longer required to\ninclude a provision for communication actions promoting the programmes concerned. These\nresources will instead-be consolidated in Cooperation Facilities established by support measure\naction documents, allowing Delegations to plan and execute multiannual strategic\ncommunication and public diplomacy actions with sufficient critical mass to be effective on a\nnational scale."}, {"bbox": [146, 789, 1083, 992], "category": "Text", "text": "To that end, Delegations will first develop short strategic communication and public diplomacy plans that reflect the objectives of the Delegation as a whole in this domain, initially covering the period up to the Mid-Term Review (MTR). The plans will be endorsed by a coordination mechanism comprised of the EEAS, DG INTPA, DG NEAR and FPI, and will be reviewed, modified and extended as appropriate as part of the MTR process. The strategic plan will include key administrative information ( timeline, budget and the programme manager responsible for implementation) and cover the following:"}, {"bbox": [191, 1004, 423, 1032], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Audiences targeted"}, {"bbox": [191, 1046, 1083, 1101], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. For each group targeted, the principal communication objective, couched in terms of measurable outcomes"}, {"bbox": [191, 1116, 1083, 1174], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. The core narrative, formulated in terms not of what we do in the country concerned, but why we do it"}, {"bbox": [191, 1187, 1083, 1243], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. Preliminary suggestions for content (messages, straplines, hashtags), partnerships (influencers) and channels"}, {"bbox": [191, 1257, 1083, 1312], "category": "Text", "text": "It is envisaged that a contract for communication and visibility may be contracted under a\nframework contract."}, {"bbox": [966, 1686, 1082, 1712], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 20"}]