# Decision No 253/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 January 2000 establishing the second phase of the Community action programme in the field of education ‘Socrates’, Division 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

As a complement to Action 1 (school education) and Action 2 (higher education), Grundtvig seeks to encourage the European dimension of life-long learning, to contribute — through enhanced transnational cooperation — to innovation and improved availability, accessibility and quality of other educational pathways, and to promote the learning of languages. The action is thus addressed to people who, at whatever stage of their life, seek access to knowledge and competences within the framework of formal or non-formal education or by means of autonomous learning, thereby increasing their intercultural awareness and employability and enhancing their capacity to progress in education and play a full and active role in society.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2000/253/annex/division/II/division/3/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2000-253/annex/division-II/division-3/division-1
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