Confederation of European Scouts

Confederation of European Scouts
Headquarters	Belgium
Country	International
Founded	12 November 1978
President	Wouter Aarts
Website Confederation of European Scouts
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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 (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.^[1] The exact number of members of the CES is unknown.