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Since the conflict in Ukraine began, Scouts and National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in European neighbouring countries have been working tirelessly to welcome and provide shelter and support to those fleeing the country. Scout volunteers in countries...

Participants from Denmark and Switzerland checking content on a phone.

Dimitris Mastrandrikos

Bringing together nearly 200 young leaders from across Europe, The Academy 2025 transformed Corinthos, Greece, into a vibrant hub of learning, inspiration, and action.

A facilitator points at a flipchart while participants look at it.

Karina Popescu

On 25 September, nearly 40 young people from across Romania gathered for the National Dialogue event, a day of learning and exchange designed to empower youth to take an active role in shaping their communities.

Scouts of Montenegro

At 14 years old, Ana Vučković from Grahovo, Montenegro, is proving that young people can be powerful advocates for the planet. A Scout since the age of seven, Ana has grown up learning about responsibility, teamwork, and respect for nature, values...

Young people stand in line making the same movements.

World Scout Bureau - Kamil Jasinski

As part of the Voices of Change project, the international training “Community Actions BY Youth, for Peace Education” brought together over 40 young leaders from across Europe in Kraków, Poland, for five days of learning, connection, and action.

Scouts walk towards a train in Portugal.

Sílvia Maurício

World Scouting has joined a coalition of youth, consumer, and environmental organisations in urging the European Union to take bold action to make rail travel cheaper, simpler, and fairer than flying.

©Václav Pisinger

From 11 to 14 September, almost 200 Scouts from across Czechia gathered in Zábřeh for the national final of the Svojsík Competition, an event that has challenged young people’s skills and teamwork for generations.

Aleksandra Trybulska

From 20 to 24 August 2025, more than 800 Scouts aged 15–21 (Rovers) from across Poland and abroad gathered at Stanica Harcerska Chorągwi Mazowieckiej in Gorzewo for the annual Rover encounter, Wędrownicza Watra, organised by the Polish Scouting and...

Delegates raise their hands during a plenary session.

Floki Hansteen

From 19 to 23 July 2025, over 500 Scouts and Guides leaders gathered in Vienna, Austria, for the 25th European Scout Conference.

Scouts sit on a stage with small campfires made of cardboard on the floor.

The 25th European Scout Conference voted today to award Federazione Italiana Dello Scautismo (FIS) the right to host the 26th European Scout Conference in 2028.

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