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Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions

OBESSU

The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions is the platform for cooperation between national school student unions active in general secondary and secondary vocational education in Europe.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and European Youth Forum and

14 Jan 2026 · Stakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034

Response to EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – EU funding for cross-border education, training and solidarity, youth, media, culture, and creative sectors, values, and civil society

21 Nov 2025

The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU) is the platform for cooperation between national school student unions active in general secondary and secondary vocational education in Europe. Since its foundation in 1975, OBESSU has been their only representative at European level and now counts 35 organisations from 27 countries. Our input consists a series of papers co-created with a variety of CSOs and platforms - with OBESSU being either engaged as a member or partner. Namely our input includes: 1. E+ Coalition Common demands for the upcoming iteration of the Erasmus+ Programme 2. LLLP MFF OPC "Whats needed from the next EU long-term budget?" 3. GCE alliance Statement on MFF 4. Paper "Building Blocks for a More Impactful European Solidarity Corps post 2028".
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Meeting with Anna Banczyk (Head of Unit Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)

10 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on VET Strategy

Meeting with Alicia Homs Ginel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

16 Apr 2025 · Traineeships Directive and Union of Skills

Meeting with Nicola Zingaretti (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and Sindacato Pensionati Italiani CGIL

25 Mar 2025 · Traineeship Directive

Meeting with Nicola Zingaretti (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

19 Feb 2025 · Youth and Educational Policies

Response to Online and distance learning in primary and secondary education

10 May 2021

OBESSU, the European network of national school student unions active in general secondary education and vocational education and training, welcomes the initiative of the European Commission on blended education as EU cooperation in this field is essential to improve the quality, inclusiveness and resilience of education systems around the EU. The education sector, and especially primary and secondary education, has been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Collaboration is more than ever needed amongst EU Member States to counteract the diverse challenges faced by education systems. Additionally, to provide the same opportunities to all learners around the EU, we believe that it is important to develop a common vision and understanding of blended learning and put learners’ needs and wellbeing at its core. The attached document contains the preliminary findings of OBESSU research on the impact of COVID-19 on school students in the EU as well as some recommendations.
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Meeting with Anouk Faber (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit), Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

29 Apr 2020 · Videoconference meeting on the impact of Covid-19 on learners, especially on VET learners.

Meeting with Themis Christophidou (Director-General Education, Youth, Sport and Culture)

5 Dec 2018 · Meeting with Board member and representatives