Dear Friends in Scouting,
The European Scout Committee is pleased to share the Record of Decisions of its seventh Business Meeting, which took place in Winterthur, Switzerland, from 8 to 10 November 2024. This record provides a general overview of the meeting's outcomes. Below is a summary supported by the attached Record of Decisions #transparency.
Support to Member Organizations
The Committee continued to dedicate time to the needs and priorities of Member Organizations, including the progress of our work with the New Geographical Boundaries of the European Scout Region as we reached one year since Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine joined.
2022-2025 Regional Scout Plan and achievements of the teams of Operational Framework
This meeting was the opportunity to continue reviewing the progress and achievements of the Operational Framework set up to deliver against the objectives of the 2022-2025 Regional Scout Plan. Several key decisions were taken, marking the meaningful achievements. Progress and achievements of the Operational Framework set up to deliver against the objectives of the 2022-2025 Regional Scout Plan.
Regional Finances
During this meeting, an important focus was dedicated to the Region's finances, including the upcoming closing for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
European Scout Conference 2025 - 19-23 July 2025, Vienna (Austria)
A little less than a year before the European Scout Conference, we started preliminary preparation by engaging with our host PPÖ and coordinating with WAGGGS Europe.
Safe from Harm
We continued to monitor the completion rate of the Safe from Harm reporting requirements and Self-Assessment and took some key decisions to increase capacity. We call on all our Member Organizations to proceed with this first step, enabling the Region to identify the needed support and required follow-up (EUR-C21-2024).
Last but not least, we wish to share our appreciation to a many people:
The Steering Committee of the World Scout Committee, Daniël Corsen, Mori Cheng, Julius Kramer and David Berg, for a short first exchange since their elections.
The Coordinators Monika Woźnica (Education), Máire Fitzgerald (Innovation) and Allan Simpson (Organisation) who joined us, together with Raül Molina, Goran Gjorgjiev and Radu Stinghe as staff support, and have continued to achieve incredible work so far.
The Team Leads of the teams reporting directly to the Committee, Olivier Matthieu (Monitoring and Evaluation), João Barbosa, replacing Eva Bolha (Volunteer Management) and Hannah Graham as staff support (External Representatives).
Members of the WAGGGS Europe Committee and the Host Organisation of the upcoming Regional Conferences(s).
The Cub Scouts “Bubenberg”, Rovers, members of the district leadership of Winterthur, and members of the national leadership of Mouvement Scout de Suisse.
The Stadtbus Winterthur for hosting us at its headquarters and Winterthur City Councillor Stefan Fritschi for sponsoring our meeting with the Pfadi Region Winterthur.
Any additional information can be requested via the Europe Support Centre ([email protected]) or your respective Committee Contact.
Yours in Scouting,
The European Scout Committee
12 November 2024
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