Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme
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Known in English
as the Confederation of European Scouts, the Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme was formed in Brussels, Belgium on November 12, 1978, and is based in Belgium
. CES stresses the European dimension of their Scouting
program and that CES provides the "authentic Scouting of Baden-Powell". The CES is a confederation of national federations. The CES is a split off of the Fédération du Scoutisme Européen (FSE) later renamed to the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe
; it left after controversies about the importance of religious elements in the single associations' programs and co-education. The exact number of members of the CES is unknown.
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 World Federation of Independent Scouts
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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.
of the CES.
English language
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as the Confederation of European Scouts, the Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme was formed in Brussels, Belgium on November 12, 1978, and is based in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. CES stresses the European dimension of their Scouting
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
program and that CES provides the "authentic Scouting of Baden-Powell". The CES is a confederation of national federations. The CES is a split off of the Fédération du Scoutisme Européen (FSE) later renamed to the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe
Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe
The International Union of the Guides and Scouts of Europe is a traditional faith-based Scouting organization with 20 member associations in 17 European...
; it left after controversies about the importance of religious elements in the single associations' programs and co-education. The exact number of members of the CES is unknown.
Member organizations
CES has national federations in:- Belgium - Europe et Scoutisme - 10 groups (3 Sea Scout groups)
- Germany - Bund Europäischer Pfadfinder (BEP, founded 1952) - 3 groups
- Italy - Federazione Scautistica Italiana - Federazione del Movimento Scout Italiano (FSI) - federation with 2 member organizations:
- Associazione Scautistica Cattolica Italiana
- Opera Scautistica Pellegrinaggi Internazionali Trasporto Ammalati A Lourdes
- Netherlands - Federatie Scouting Europa Nederland (FSE) - no active group
- United Kingdom - European Scout Federation (British Association)European Scout Federation (British Association)The European Scout Federation is a Traditional Scouting organisation. It is a part of the other Scouting in the United Kingdom. Original test work set out by Robert Baden-Powell is still used...
(FSE) - at least 8 groups - 459 - Spain - Organización Juvenil Española (OJE), became official Associate Members of the CES in November 2009.
Former members
The following organizations were listed as members in 2002 and left the CES or were dissolved between 2002 and 2009:- France - Fédération Française de Scoutisme (FFDS, founded 1970); umbrella federation
- France/AlsaceAlsaceAlsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
- Fédération du Scoutisme Européen Alsace (FSE Alsace, all known active groups are located in Germany near MannheimMannheimMannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
) - France/PicardiePicardiePicardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
- Guides et Scouts St Bernard - France/Picardie - Scouts de la Forêt de Brocéliande
- France/ChampagneChampagne (province)The Champagne wine region is a historic province within the Champagne administrative province in the northeast of France. The area is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name...
- Scouts Libres Européens
- France/Alsace
- Poland - Związek Harcerstwa RzeczypospolitejZwiazek Harcerstwa RzeczypospolitejZwiązek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej is a Polish Scouting organization founded on February 12, 1989. At present, Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej has over 15,000 members...
(ZHR, associate member) - Spain - Confederación Española de Federaciones y Asociaciones Scouts; umbrella federation
- Spain/nationwide - Federación de Asociaciones Scouts Baden-Powell (SBP)
- Spain/AndalusiaAndalusiaAndalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
- 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 World Federation of Independent Scouts
World Federation of Independent Scouts
The World Federation of Independent Scouts is the non-governmental international organization which governs 82 affiliated Scout Organizations in 41 countries, with an estimated 200,000 members in 3562 Scout Groups...
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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.
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 cross potentCross potentA cross potent, also known as a crutch cross, is a form of heraldic cross with crossbars or "crutches" at the four ends. In German, it is known as a Krückenkreuz or a Kruckenkreuz...
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Eurojam
The Eurojam is the Scouting jamboreeJamboree (Scouting)
In Scouting, a jamboree is a large gathering of Scouts who rally at a national or international level.The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom...
of the CES.
| Year | Location, Country | Theme/Name | Attendance | Annotations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Bramhope Bramhope Bramhope is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England, north of Holt Park and north east of Cookridge.... , United Kingdom |
- | 700 | |
| 1985 | Hosenbachtal (near Niederhosenbach Niederhosenbach Niederhosenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Herrstein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.-Location:The... ), Germany |
Pierre de Lumière (Stone of Light) | > 600 | |
| 1989 | Heeze Heeze Heeze is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, about 9 km southeast of Eindhoven.Heeze was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Leende.... , The Netherlands |
Environment and Pollution | ~ 1,000 | |
| 1993 | Olloy-sur-Viroin Viroinval Viroinval is a Walloon municipality located in Belgium in the province of Namur. On January 1, 2006 Viroinval had a total population of 5,680. The total area is 120.90 km² which gives a population density of 47 inhabitants per km².-Villages in Viroinval:... , Belgium |
Tales and Legends | 1,372 | |
| 1997 | Bassano Romano Bassano Romano Bassano Romano is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, in northern Lazio .... , Italy |
Let us help Europe to develop | 1,645 | |
| 2002 | Thoresby Hall Thoresby Hall Thoresby Hall is one of the Dukeries, four country houses and estates in north Nottinghamshire all occupied by dukes at one time in their history.-History:... , United Kingdom |
Robin Hood and his merry men | 417 | planned for 2001 but postponed to 2002 due to the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis |
| 2006 | Hauenstein Hauenstein Hauenstein is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approximately 20 km east of Pirmasens, and 20 km west of Landau.... , Germany |
Vier Elemente (Four Elements) | 401 | originally planned for 2005 in Spain |
| 2010 | Villers-sur-Lesse Rochefort, Belgium Rochefort is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur close to the Ardennes. On January 1, 2006 Rochefort had a total population of 12,038. The total area is 165.27 km² which gives a population density of 73 inhabitants per km²... , Belgium |
Belgian comics | 382 | |
| 2013 | Ommen Ommen Ommen is a municipality and a Hanseatic city in the Vecht valley of the Salland region, which is at the heart of the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. Historical records first name Ommen in the early 12th century and it was officially founded as a city in 1248... , Netherlands |