[{"bbox": [216, 119, 1085, 207], "category": "List-item", "text": "employability and to improve urban living conditions in Guinea-Bissau. These two\nmajor objectives will support the country in its post-Covid economic and social\nrecovery."}, {"bbox": [144, 219, 1085, 336], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) The action entitled ‘EU for Education and Youth Employability (EU4EYE)’ aims at strengthening governance, accountability and efficiency of the education system and promoting youth and women employability in Guinea-Bissau through increased access to quality and relevant technical and vocational education and training."}, {"bbox": [144, 347, 1085, 435], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) The action entitled ‘EU for green and inclusive cities (EU4GIC)’ aims at improving the living conditions of urban populations in Guinea Bissau and increasing sustainable access to basic municipal/local services, such as sanitation and drinkable water."}, {"bbox": [144, 446, 1085, 505], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) It is appropriate to authorise the award of grants without a call for proposals and to provide for the conditions for awarding those grants."}, {"bbox": [144, 516, 1085, 576], "category": "List-item", "text": "(9) Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947, indirect management is to be used for the implementation of the actions."}, {"bbox": [144, 587, 1085, 704], "category": "List-item", "text": "(10) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union with regards to entities and persons entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by indirect management as provided for in Article 154(3) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [216, 715, 1085, 832], "category": "List-item", "text": "To this end, such entities and persons are to be subject to an assessment of their\nsystems and procedures in accordance with Article 154(4) of the Financial Regulation⁵\nand, if necessary, to appropriate supervisory measures in accordance with Article\n154(5) thereof before a contribution agreement can be signed."}, {"bbox": [144, 843, 1085, 903], "category": "List-item", "text": "(11) It is necessary to allow for the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 116(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 914, 1085, 1001], "category": "List-item", "text": "(12) In order to allow for flexibility in the implementation of the action plan, it is appropriate to allow changes, which should not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 1012, 1085, 1071], "category": "List-item", "text": "(13) The action plan provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947,"}, {"bbox": [144, 1084, 483, 1110], "category": "Section-header", "text": "HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:"}, {"bbox": [568, 1151, 660, 1176], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Article 1"}, {"bbox": [535, 1180, 696, 1209], "category": "Section-header", "text": "The action plan"}, {"bbox": [144, 1221, 1085, 1280], "category": "Text", "text": "The annual financing decision for the implementation of the annual action plan 2022 in favour of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, as set out in the Annexes, is adopted."}, {"bbox": [144, 1291, 658, 1321], "category": "Text", "text": "The action plan shall include the following actions:"}, {"bbox": [144, 1332, 1022, 1362], "category": "List-item", "text": "(a) EU for education and youth employability (EU4EYE) set out in Annex 1;"}, {"bbox": [144, 1373, 931, 1403], "category": "List-item", "text": "(b) EU for green and inclusive cities (EU4GIC) set out in Annex 2."}, {"bbox": [144, 1544, 1085, 1595], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ Except for the cases of Article 154(6) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, where the Commission may decide, not to require an ex-ante assessment."}, {"bbox": [58, 1637, 126, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1658, 624, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1104, 1637, 1171, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]