Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe
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The Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe (International Union of the Guides and Scouts of Europe, UIGSE; also known as Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe – Fédération du Scoutisme Européen, UISGE-FSE, or simply as Fédération du Scoutisme Européen, FSE) is an independent faith-based Scouting organization with 20 member associations in 16 European countries and also in Argentina and Canada, serving roughly 55,000 members. The coeducational organization, headquartered in France, was founded in 1956 by a group of German and French Roman Catholic Scoutmasters as a faith-based Scouting movement.
[edit] Member Organizations
| Country | Association | founded | Members | Status |
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| Albania | Udhëhequset dhe Skautistet e Europes | contacts | ||
| Argentina | Coordinación De Asociaciones Diocesanas De Scouts Católicos Argentinos (CADISCA) | 1996 | 2,000 | contacts |
| Austria | Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas - Österreich (KPE-Ö) | 1981 | 100 | full member |
| Belgium | Guides et Scouts d'Europe - Belgique (GSE-B, French) Europascouts en Gidsen - België (ESG-B, Dutch) |
1960 | 1,300 | full member |
| Canada | Federation of Noth-American Explorers | 1973/2006 | observer | |
| Czech Republic | Asociace skautek a skautů Evropy (ASSE) | 50 | contacts | |
 France |
Association des Guides et Scouts d'Europe (AGSE) | 1958 | 25,000 | full member |
| Germany | Evangelische Pfadfinderschaft Europas (EPE, Protestant) | 1977 | 300 | full member |
| Germany | Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas (KPE, Roman Catholic) | 1976 | 2,500 | full member |
| Hungary | Magyarországi Európai Cserkészek (MEC) | 1990 | 200 | candidate |
| Italy | Associazione Italiana Guide e Scouts d'Europa Cattolici della FSE (AIGSEC-FSE) | 1976 | 20,000 | full member |
| Latvia | Katoļu gaidu un skautu organizācija | candidate | ||
| Lithuania | Lietuvos Nacionalinė Europos Skautų Asociacija (LNESA) | 1992 | 300 | candidate |
| Poland | Stowarzyszenia Harcerstwa Katolickiego - "Zawisza" FSE (SHK Zawisza FSE) | 1982/1990 | 1,700 | full member |
| Portugal | Associação das Guias e Escuteiros da Europa - Portugal (AGEEP) | 1979 | 200 | full member |
| Romania | Cercetaşii Creştini Români din Federaţia Scoutismu-lui European (ACCR-FSE) | 1991 | 500 | full member |
| Russia | ORYuR/Организации Российских Юных Разведчиков - The Organization of Russian Young Pathfinders | 1990 | 2,500 | candidate |
| Spain | Asociación Española Guías y Scouts de Europa (AEGSE) | 1978 | 500 | full member |
| Switzerland | Schweizerische Pfadfinderschaft Europas (SPE, German) Scoutisme Européen Suisse (SES, French) Scautismo Europeo Svizzero (SES, Italian) |
1977 | 250 | full member |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Homepage
- History of the "European Scouting Movement" (French)
- Homepage of the French AGSE
- Homepage of the Italian AIGSEC-FSE
 International Scouting |
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Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme | International Scout and Guide Fellowship | Order of World Scouts | Scouts-in-Exile | Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | World Federation of Independent Scouts | World Organization of the Scout Movement |
