Confederation of European Scouts


The Confederation of European Scouts, called in French Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme and abbreviated as CES, was formed in Brussels, Belgium, on 12 November 1978 and is still based in Belgium. CES stresses the European dimension of the Scouting 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 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.

Member organizations

CES has national federations in:
Associate Members:
The following organizations were listed as members in 2002 and left the CES or were dissolved between 2002 and 2009:
Another former member is the Italian Federazione del Movimento Scout Italiano, which left the CES in 2008 joining the World Federation of Independent Scouts.
Until 1996 the CES had a member in Portugal, the Associação das Guias e Escuteiros da Europa, which left the CES and joined the UIGSE.

Board

2019-2022
The Eurojam is the Scouting jamboree of the CES.
YearLocation, CountryTheme/NameAttendanceAnnotations
1981Bramhope, United Kingdom-700
1985Hosenbachtal, GermanyPierre de Lumière > 600
1989Heeze, The NetherlandsEnvironment and Pollution~ 1,000
1993Olloy-sur-Viroin, BelgiumTales and Legends1,372
1997Bassano Romano, ItalyLet us help Europe to develop1,645
2002Thoresby Hall, United KingdomRobin Hood and his merry men417planned for 2001 but postponed to 2002 due to the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis
2006Hauenstein, GermanyVier Elemente 401originally planned for 2005 in Spain
2010Villers-sur-Lesse, BelgiumBelgian comics382
2013Gilwell Ada's Hoeve, Ommen, NetherlandsThat monster, that cursed monster! 550
2017Campamento Juvenil "Raso de la Nava", Covaleda, Spain