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.
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.
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.
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
The 10 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | Danuše Nerudová | Erasmus |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Anna Stürgkh | Exchange on Erasmus+ and Education Financing in the next MFF |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski | Stakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Gabriela Firea | Preparation of Shaping Europe Together:Youth Priorities for 2025-2029 |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | Student Accomodation/Housing |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Irene Tinagli | Introductory meeting |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Karlo Ressler | Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Li Andersson | Education politics |
| 9 Nov 2023 | Elsi Katainen | Current legislation outlook on culture and studying themes |
| 1 Feb 2023 | Thijs Reuten | Third-country students fleeing Ukraine (assistant participated) |
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