NEWS FROM THE FSE
Council of General Commissioners 2020
In Lisbon, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, the Council of General Commissioners took place on 7-8 March 2020, in which representatives from 13 different countries took part. Despite the linguistic differences, we were able to unite, thanks to the daily...
The Call to the last Knights!
A national Great Game for French scouts Since September 2019 young scouts (12 to 17 years old) are answering the Call to the last Knights. A national Great Game lasting the whole year and ending in July with the Field of the Cloth of Gold… At the beginning of the 16th...
„Happy Family” in Bucharest: Woodbadge Days 2020
The 2020 edition of Woodbadge Days held in Romania (February, 14-16) gathered more than 40 leading training experts from 10 national associations of the International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe - the European Scouting Federation. Group leader training, using...
Spain: Lay Congress “The People of God which goes forth”
Last weekend, from 14 to16 February, a congress for the laity organized by the Spanish Episcopal Conference took place on the theme “the People of God which goes forth”. There were several days of meeting, working groups and above all a response to the call of the...
Welcome, Ireland!!!
We proudly introduce to you the youngest member of the UIGSE: At the end of December, the Federal Council welcomed the „Guides and Scouts of Europe – Ireland“ as observer association to the UIGSE! After having set the necessary administrative and legal base, the...
Christmas in Ukraine!
Do you remember that in the Greek Catholic rite, Christmas is on January 6th?! They say that Christmas is a family feast. Thus, our girl section gathered as one family to share this great Joy. The place of the event was Zhovkva, which welcomed us in the Basilian...
Brazil at Euromoot!!
In August, seven rovers and scout leaders of the Brazilian Guides and Explorers Association - AG&E (Associação Guias e Exploradores do Brasil – AG&E), had the big joy to participate in Euromoot 2019 of UIGSE-FSE. Together we formed the Don Bosco Clan and hiked...
Annual Youth Forum “Forum Młodych” in Poland
Text: Joanna Dunin Photos: Kacper MiziołekThe annual Youth Forum of the Polish Scouts of Europe took place on November 30th, 2019 in Warsaw. It is a conference weekend, with lectures and workshops on a variety of topics concerning the young people of our Catholic...
Choir Workshop in Sigüenza (Spain)
On the last November weekend, the third edition of the Choir Workshop for singers and choir leaders took place in the little village of Sigüenza (Castilla-La Mancha), annually organized by the Spanish National Technical Team of Sound and Music. This year more than 60...