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The '''WAGGGS Europe Region''' is the regional office of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]], which supports [[Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting]] in [[Europe]], including the former Soviet Republics of [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Belarus]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Moldova]], [[Russia]], and [[Ukraine]], but inclusive of [[Cyprus]], though technically not part of [[Europe]] for cultural reasons, and [[Israel]] for political ones. | The '''WAGGGS Europe Region''' is the regional office of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]], which supports [[Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting]] in [[Europe]], including the former Soviet Republics of [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Belarus]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Moldova]], [[Russia]], and [[Ukraine]], but inclusive of [[Cyprus]], though technically not part of [[Europe]] for cultural reasons, and [[Israel]] for political ones. | ||
All the formerly communist states of Central and [[Eastern Europe]] and the [[Soviet Union]] have developed or are developing Guiding in the wake of the renaissance in the region. These include [[Albania]], [[Bulgaria]], [[East Germany]], Hungary, [[Poland]], [[Romania]], and the successor states to [[Czechoslovakia]], | All the formerly communist states of Central and [[Eastern Europe]] and the [[Soviet Union]] have developed or are developing Guiding in the wake of the renaissance in the region. These include [[Albania]], [[Bulgaria]], [[East Germany]], Hungary, [[Poland]], [[Romania]], and the successor states to [[Czechoslovakia]], Yugoslavia and the [[Baltic countries|Baltic nations]] independent of the former Soviet Union. Of these, Poland, the [[Czech Republic]] and Hungary have been most successful in regrowing their Guide movements and are very well-developed, thanks in part to the existence of [[Scouts-in-Exile|Guides-in-Exile]] movements for the diaspora of each nation. | ||
This region is the counterpart of the '''[[European Scout Region (World Organization of the Scout Movement)|European Region]]''' of the '''[[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]''' (WOSM). The Europe Region WAGGGS has strong connections to the European Region of WOSM. Both maintained a joined office in Brussels for some years and published a monthly newsletter called '''Eurofax'''. Currently the two regions publish 'europak' monthly at http;//www.europak-online.net. | This region is the counterpart of the '''[[European Scout Region (World Organization of the Scout Movement)|European Region]]''' of the '''[[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]''' (WOSM). The Europe Region WAGGGS has strong connections to the European Region of WOSM. Both maintained a joined office in Brussels for some years and published a monthly newsletter called '''Eurofax'''. Currently the two regions publish 'europak' monthly at http;//www.europak-online.net. |