The Confederation of European Scouts, called in French Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme and abbreviated as CES, was formed in Brussels, Belgium, on 12 November 1978 and is still based in Belgium.

The CES is a split-off from the Fédération du Scoutisme Européen (FSE) later renamed to the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe; it left after controversies about the importance of religious elements in the single associations' programs and co-education.

CES has national federations in:[2] Friend associations and corresponding members: The following organizations were listed as members in 2002[7] and left the CES or were dissolved between 2002 and 2009: Another former member is the Italian Federazione del Movimento Scout Italiano (until June 2006 Federazione Scautistica Italiana; FEDERSCOUT), which left the CES in 2008 joining the World Federation of Independent Scouts.

Until 1996 the CES had a member in Portugal, the Associação das Guias e Escuteiros da Europa (Guide and Scout Association of Europe),[9] which left the CES and joined the UIGSE.

2022-2025 President: Wouter Aarts (FSE-NL) Vice-President: Łukasz Mikielewicz (ZHPnL) Secretary: Amanda Clayton (FSE-BA) Treasurer: Théo Lemahieu (E&S) The Eurojam is the Scouting jamboree of the CES.