Et sådant samarbejde har til formål at sikre, at et begrænset antal medlemsstater, som er i stand til og måtte ønske at gå videre, får mulighed for at styrke den europæiske integration inden for Den Europæiske Unions institutionelle ramme. ###>The objective of this form of cooperation is to allow a limited number of Member States that are able and willing to move forward to deepen European integration, provided they respect the European Union' s single institutional framework.