NEWS FROM THE FSE
Council of General Commissioners and Presidents in Krakow
The annual Council of General Commissioners and Presidents took place in Krakow, Poland, on 18-19 April 2026, gathering members of the Federal Council from 18 national associations across Europe and beyond. Representatives from Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, the...
2nd preparation weekend of the Eurojam in Bergamo!
The second preparation weekend of the Eurojam 2027 took pace in Bergamo, on 21-22 March 2026, on the native place of Pope John XXIII. 43 participants from 10 countries were there: Switzerland, France, Canada, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic...
Woodbadge Days 2026 in Slovakia!
The 12th edition of Woodbadge Days took place at the Pilgrimage Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Marianka, Slovakia, on 14-15 February. More than 60 participants from 13 associations — Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Italy,...
Eurojam preparation weekend in Italy, Treviso!
More than 50 leaders from Belgium , the Czech Republic , France , Germany , Italy , Lithuania , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Spain , Switzerland and the USA gathered in Treviso to prepare for Eurojam 2027, which will take place in early August 2027 in...
Federal Council 2025 in Albania
From 3 to 5 October 2025, the Federal Council of the UIGSE met in Shkodër, Albania. Sixty participants from 18 associations came together to discuss and make decisions on major issues currently facing the UIGSE, including Eurocamps, Eurojam 2027, the Beavers programme...
Council of General Commissioners and Presidents in Cork, Ireland
The Council of General Commissioners and Presidents gathered this year 50 participants from 18 different associations in Knockadoon, a beautiful place near Cork, Ireland! The location was wonderful, just by the seaside, surrounded by the Irish green countryside. After...
Woodbadge Days 2024 in Wroclaw!
56 experts in scout branches and training from 12 different countries (Albania, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine) met in Wroclaw, Poland, on 16-18 February 2024! During two days, they talked and...
Testimony from a Brazilian deacon
Approaching the end of my seminary training, and the day of receiving the Sacrament of Order, at the degree of the diaconate, it is necessary to look back on everything I have experienced over these years and point out what helped me highlight what was good for me,...
Welcome, Croatia!
At the last Federal Council in Paris at the beginning of October, our union welcomed (unanimously and with a standing ovation!) Croatia as an Observer Association. It was one of the rare countries in Europe where, until recently, there were no Scouts of Europe: until...