MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Students' Union

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Students' Union appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
9
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to 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. ESU is an influential professional advocacy and capacity-building organisation recognised as an important stakeholder at the…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats444%
European People's Party333%
Renew Europe222%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2023
2
2024
0
2025
4
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 9 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)
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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