common to each european school, the respective parents' associations are responsible for overseeing the provision of school transportation, the running of canteen services and extra-curricula activities. each parents' association is open to any parent or legal guardian who has a child enrolled in the schools, and possesses a place on the administrative board of their respective european school. via a body which federates all the parents' associations of the european schools, interparents, they participate in meetings of the board of governors of the european schools, enabling them a voice in intergovernmental meetings which set the future direction of the organisation as a whole. each parents' association is also a member of the "groupe unitaire pour la défense des ecoles européennes" (gudee), which groups parents’associations, trades-unions and other organisations possessing an interest in the future of the european schools together.