[2] F2020's objective was to enhance EU exchange programmes such as Erasmus or the European Voluntary Service (EVS) to contribute to a united Europe based on solidarity among citizens.
[7] F2020 suggested three measures to increase mobility: The initiative was supported, amongst others, by Kalypso Nicolaïdis, Josep Borrell, Giandomenico Majone, and Arturas Bumšteinas.
In terms of NGOs, the initiative was supported by inter alia AEGEE-Europe, ESN, Campus Europae and Scambieuropei.
[8] In a letter of 24 April 2011, the then EP President Jerzy Buzek expresses his hope that Fraternité 2020 can contribute to set another step in the direction of an EU that is closer to its citizens.
This turned out to be Fraternité 2020, which was announced by Vice-President of the Commission Maroš Šefčovič via his Twitter account already one day earlier.