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Lobby organisation

European Students' Union

NGO or non-profit · Democracy & civil society · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Students' Union appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
3.6
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Students’ Union (ESU) is the umbrella organisation of 43 national unions of students from 40 European countries. Since 1982, ESU has promoted and represented the educational, social, economic and cultural interests of almost 20 million students to all critical European decision-making bodies.”

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“ESU is an influential professional advocacy and capacity-building organisation recognised as an important stakeholder at the European and international levels. Likewise, ESU has also been renowned and respected as a source of expertise on higher education policy at all institutional levels. ESU aims to ensure and strengthen students’ participation and to increase student input into higher education policy and decision-making. ESU aligns its mission, vision, and objectives with key EU policy priorities. ESU actively contributes to EU objectives, addressing themes like digital transition, green transition, and quality higher education.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats440%
European People's Party330%
Renew Europe220%
The Left110%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
2
2024
0
2025
5
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Elsi Katainen
1 meeting · Renew
Karlo Ressler
1 meeting · EPP
Irene Tinagli
1 meeting · S&D
Thijs Reuten
1 meeting · S&D

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
31 Mar 2026Danuše NerudováErasmus
24 Feb 2026Anna StürgkhExchange on Erasmus+ and Education Financing in the next MFF
28 Jan 2026Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034
27 Oct 2025Gabriela FireaPreparation of Shaping Europe Together:Youth Priorities for 2025-2029
30 Sep 2025Aodhán Ó RíordáinStudent Accomodation/Housing
29 Apr 2025Irene TinagliIntroductory meeting
4 Apr 2025Karlo ResslerMultiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
17 Mar 2025Li AnderssonEducation politics
9 Nov 2023Elsi KatainenCurrent legislation outlook on culture and studying themes
1 Feb 2023Thijs ReutenThird-country students fleeing Ukraine (assistant participated)

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