[{"bbox": [86, 153, 400, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [97, 200, 1186, 357], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is to support the EU-Bolivia partnership. It will enable the EU to (i) support the effective and efficient implementation of EU international cooperation actions and policies, and improve synergies and coherence with other EU actions, (ii) Support policy dialogues and engagement with government and other stakeholders, (iii) Strengthen strategic communication and public diplomacy, including visibility actions on EU cooperation and public diplomacy specific interventions to promote EU policies as well as its multilateral agenda in Bolivia."}, {"bbox": [97, 370, 1186, 451], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed Facility is conceived as a flexible instrument, structured along the different pillars of the MIP 2021-2027 of Bolivia, the TEIs designed with Member States and transversal, regional or global EU priorities. The actions will respond to needs and priorities."}, {"bbox": [97, 463, 1186, 544], "category": "Text", "text": "The Support Measures (Cooperation Facility) will assist the EU Delegation in implementing key priorities and policies, both in common or EU interest, and to support strategic communication and public diplomacy activities to raise public awareness and visibility."}, {"bbox": [97, 555, 1186, 662], "category": "Text", "text": "The measures will facilitate strategic technical support and capacity building in order to achieve the results and impact of the EU cooperation programme as a whole. It can provide thematic and feasibility studies, impact and peer assessments, support to public policies formulation, opportunities for knowledge sharing and capacity building, support to aid efficiency initiatives such as donor coordination."}, {"bbox": [97, 673, 1186, 728], "category": "Text", "text": "The Facility can also respond to requests for technical advice on important policy matters. The intervention logic is sufficiently flexible to address needs arising during the implementation period 2021-2027."}, {"bbox": [86, 754, 443, 785], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.6 Logical Framework Matrix"}, {"bbox": [97, 800, 935, 828], "category": "Text", "text": "Given the nature of this Action a Logical Framework Matrix is not required at Action level."}, {"bbox": [86, 868, 712, 901], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [86, 933, 384, 964], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 979, 1135, 1030], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Plurinational State of Bolivia."}, {"bbox": [86, 1035, 513, 1066], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 1081, 1135, 1161], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 3 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is 72 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [97, 1162, 1135, 1215], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer in duly justified cases."}, {"bbox": [86, 1254, 443, 1285], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1312, 1135, 1390], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures¹."}, {"bbox": [86, 1571, 1146, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Please note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy between the published legal acts and the updates on the website it is the OJ version that prevails."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1146, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 12"}]