[{"bbox": [101, 119, 378, 144], "category": "Section-header", "text": "5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [97, 162, 1133, 242], "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": [85, 267, 745, 291], "category": "Section-header", "text": "6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [97, 323, 1133, 376], "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": [97, 402, 1133, 560], "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": [97, 587, 1133, 717], "category": "Text", "text": "However, action documents for specific sector programmes are in principle 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": [97, 732, 1133, 866], "category": "Text", "text": "Strategic communication and public diplomacy activities related to the proposed action will be integrated into the Delegation's multiannual strategic plan. This is aligned with the EU Global Strategy, that pointed out the need to \"invest in and joining-up public diplomacy across different fields\" and the need to \"improve the consistency and speed of our messaging on our principles and actions\", \"offer rapid, factual rebuttals of disinformation\" and \"continue fostering an open and inquiring media environment within and beyond the EU\"."}, {"bbox": [97, 878, 1133, 984], "category": "Text", "text": "Messaging and activities will consider the political narrative (political priorities, Team Europe initiatives, country specificities) in line with the context and outlook. Activities will target the key stakeholders, as well as general public and broader stakeholder network and will be measured according to clearly defined qualitative and quantitative Key Performance Indicators."}, {"bbox": [97, 997, 1133, 1050], "category": "Text", "text": "Financial resources required to implement the strategic communication and public diplomacy activities foreseen will be subject to another decision."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 35 of 36"}]