# Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 4: General objective of the Programme

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

The Programme shall contribute to the achievement of:
(a) the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, including the headline education target;
(b) the objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training ('ET 2020'), including the corresponding benchmarks;
(c) the sustainable development of partner countries in the field of higher education;
(d) the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018);
(e) the objective of developing the European dimension in sport, in particular grassroots sport, in line with the Union work plan for sport; and
(f) the promotion of European values in accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1288/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1288/article-4
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