The Confederation of European Scouts, called in French and abbreviated as CES, was formed in

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, on 12 November 1978 and is still based in

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. CES stresses the European dimension of the

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programme and claims to provide the "authentic Scouting of Baden-Powell". The CES is a confederation of national federations. The CES is a split-off from the Fédération du Scoutisme Européen (FSE) later renamed to the

Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe The International Union of the Guides and Scouts of Europe - Federation of Scouts of Europe (Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe, UIGSE; also known as ''Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe – Fédération du Scou ...

; it left after controversies about the importance of religious elements in the single associations' programs and

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. The exact number of members of the CES is unknown.

Member organizations

CES has national federations in: *

- Europe et Scoutisme - 10 groups (3 Sea Scout groups) *

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- Bund Europäischer Pfadfinder (BEP, founded 1952) - 3 groups *

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

- Federazione Scautistica Italiana - Federazione del Movimento Scout Italiano (FSI) - federation with one member organization: ** Associazione Scautistica Cattolica Italiana *

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- Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego na Litwie *

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- Federatie Scouting Europa Nederland (FSE) - one Rover crew *

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(FSE) - 10 groups Friend associations and corresponding members: *

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- Organización Juvenil Española (OJE) *

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- Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej (ZHR) *

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, Joinville - Associação Escoteira Independente Pirai (AESPI)

Former members

The following organizations were listed as members in 2002 and left the CES or were dissolved between 2002 and 2009: *

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

- Fédération Française de Scoutisme (FFDS, founded 1970); umbrella federation ** France/

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- Fédération du Scoutisme Européen Alsace (FSE Alsace, all known active groups are located in Germany near

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) ** France/

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- Guides et Scouts St Bernard ** France/Picardy - Scouts de la Forêt de Brocéliande ** France/

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- Scouts Libres Européens * Spain - Confederación Española de Federaciones y Asociaciones Scouts; umbrella federationThe Spanish federation was dissolved in 2006; both organisations are now independent. ** Spain/nationwide - Federación de Asociaciones Scouts Baden-Powell (SBP) ** Spain/

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- Asociación de Guías y Scouts ASA - Andalucía (ASA) Another former member is the Italian ''Federazione del Movimento Scout Italiano'' (until June 2006 ''Federazione Scautistica Italiana''; FEDERSCOUT), which left the CES in 2008 joining the

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. Until 1996 the CES had a member in Portugal, the Associação das Guias e Escuteiros da Europa (Guide and Scout Association of Europe), which left the CES and joined the UIGSE.

Board

2019–2022 *President: Wouter Aarts (FSE-NL) *Vice-President: Verena Börger (BEP) *Secretary: Brian Cockburn (FSE-BA) *Treasurer: Maite Orens (E&S) 2022-2025 President: Wouter Aarts (FSE-NL) Vice-President: Łukasz Mikielewicz (ZHPnL) Secretary: Amanda Clayton (FSE-BA) Treasurer: Théo Lemahieu (E&S)

Emblems

* The emblem of Europe et Scoutisme is based on the emblem of the CES, a Fleur-de-lis with the European stars on a blue background. * The Bund Europäischer Pfadfinder, the Federatie Scouting Europa Nederland and the European Scout Federation (British Association) use the old emblem of the FSE, a gold fleur-de-Lys on a red Cross Paté, with a blue background. * The emblem of the Organización Juvenil Española is a gold lion on a red

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Eurojam

The

Eurojam The European Scout Jamboree (or EuroJam) is an international Scouting jamboree, which is organized at irregular times by the European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). So far, two European Scout Jamborees h ...

is the Scouting jamboree of the CES.

References

External links

History of the "European Scouting Movement"

Official website of the Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme
{{DEFAULTSORT:Confederation Europeenne De Scoutisme Non-aligned Scouting organizations International Scouting organizations Youth organizations established in 1978