[{"bbox": [84, 146, 1159, 544], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>digital services</td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Connectivity @</td><td>☐</td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td></tr><tr><td>transport</td><td>YES</td><td>NO</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>people2people</td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>energy</td><td>☐</td><td>☒</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>digital connectivity</td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Migration @</td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td><td>☐</td></tr><tr><td>Reduction of Inequalities @</td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td><td>☐</td></tr><tr><td>Covid-19</td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td><td>☐</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [484, 545, 758, 569], "category": "Section-header", "text": "BUDGET INFORMATION"}, {"bbox": [95, 591, 222, 642], "category": "Section-header", "text": "12. Amounts concerned"}, {"bbox": [334, 603, 706, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget line(s) (article, item): 14.020140"}, {"bbox": [334, 648, 687, 673], "category": "Text", "text": "Total estimated cost: EUR 11 000 000"}, {"bbox": [334, 690, 862, 715], "category": "Text", "text": "Total amount of EU budget contribution EUR 11 000 000"}, {"bbox": [395, 732, 850, 756], "category": "Section-header", "text": "MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION"}, {"bbox": [95, 784, 305, 813], "category": "Section-header", "text": "13. Type of financing"}, {"bbox": [334, 784, 727, 811], "category": "Text", "text": "Direct management through Procurement"}, {"bbox": [334, 818, 1139, 868], "category": "Text", "text": "Indirect management with entities to be selected in accordance with the criteria set out in section 4.3.2"}, {"bbox": [95, 884, 295, 912], "category": "Section-header", "text": "14. Type of measure"}, {"bbox": [334, 880, 549, 907], "category": "Text", "text": "☒ Cooperation facility"}, {"bbox": [334, 911, 689, 937], "category": "Text", "text": "☐ Measures in favour of Civil Society"}, {"bbox": [87, 953, 401, 983], "category": "Section-header", "text": "1.2 Summary of the Action"}, {"bbox": [95, 1025, 1132, 1132], "category": "Text", "text": "The current Action \"EU-Costa Rica Cooperation Facility\" responds to the need to engage with Costa Rica as a strategic partner in the region to position Global Gateway and attract investments, and as a key ally for EU climate policies. It aims to strengthen the partnership between the EU and Costa Rica on the common political priorities identified in the Multi Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2021-2027 for Costa Rica."}, {"bbox": [95, 1158, 1132, 1317], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the MIP, support for Costa Rica is limited to a Technical Cooperation Facility. The Facility is designed in such a way so as to support on the one hand common political priorities, and on the other hand activities that ensure effective policy dialogue, leveraging of additional financial instruments and public diplomacy. It consists of four components: 1) **partnership on green and blue transition** (EUR 7.5 million); 2) **partnership on digitalisation and innovation** (EUR 2.5 million), 3) **technical support** (EUR 0.75 million), and 4) **strategic communication** (EUR 0.25 million)."}, {"bbox": [95, 1347, 1132, 1507], "category": "Text", "text": "The partnership on **green and blue transition (component 1)** aims to sustain Costa Rica's efforts on decarbonisation and as a frontrunner on sustainability and green transformation in line with the European Green Deal. In line with the Global Gateway strategy, this component seeks to leverage opportunities in **transport electrification** and **renewable energy**. It will also strengthen Costa Rican leadership on **sustainable blue economy and marine biodiversity** to build momentum for the 2025 global Oceans Conference (co-hosted by FR and CR), and catalyse Costa Rica's move towards **sustainable production and a circular bio-economy**."}, {"bbox": [95, 1535, 1132, 1616], "category": "Text", "text": "The partnership on **digitalisation and innovation (component 2)** provides important entry points for sharing European expertise and promoting new investments. It is built around 1) robust support to **secure and trusted digital public infrastructure**, including 5G, under EU standards of privacy, security and data governance"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 3 of 15"}]