Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme

International logo of the Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme

Known in English as the Confederation of European Scouts, the Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme was formed in Brussels, Belgium in 1978, and is based in France. CES stresses the European dimension of their Scouting program and that CES provides the "authentic Scouting of Baden-Powell". The CES is a split off of the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe; it left the UIGSE after controversies about the importance of religious elements in the single associations' programs.

CES has national presidents in:

• Belgium - Europe et Scoutisme
• Germany - Bund Europäischer Pfadfinder (BEP, founded 1952)
• the Netherlands - Federatie Scouting Europa Nederland (FSE)
• United Kingdom - European Scout Federation (British Association) (FSE)

External links

• Official Homepage
• History of the "European Scouting Movement"