Decision-making
Decision-making for the future of Guiding
A call for Proposed Motions for consideration at the 18th European Guide Conference was circulated to Member Organisations on 19th March 2025 with a submission deadline of 17th April 2025. The Procedural Team received three Proposed Motions from Member Organisations in the region before this deadline. In addition, the Europe Regional Committee has proposed five Proposed Motions. In this page you will see an overview on the eight Proposed Motions received to date that will be voted upon at the Regional Conference.
Important deadlines
Proposed by the WAGGGS Europe Regional Committte
Proposed by Member Organizations
Proposed by the WAGGGS Europe Regional Committte
Triennial Report 2023 – 2025
Adoption of the Triennial Report 2023-2025 (Conference Document 12).
Regional Triennial Action Plan 2026-2028
Adoption of the Regional Triennial Action Plan 2026-2028 (Conference Document 5C) & Directing the Europe Regional Committee to make the strategic decisions to implement the Regional Triennial Action Plan 2026-2028, according to the resources available.
Calculation Method for the European Contribution
Adoption of the Basic Fee Model described within the Europe Contribution Proposal: 2026 – 2028 (Conference document 6C)
Compass Camp for Youth Members of WAGGGS Europe Region Member Organisations
Tasking the Regional Committee with beginning planning for a Compass Camp, in collaboration with a host MO, for members of the Europe Region aged 13-16, where young participants can explore WAGGGS programmes and opportunities in a safe, international setting.
Policy Principles for the European Contribution
Approving the policy principles established within the Europe Contribution Proposal: 2026 – 2028 (Conference Document 6C)
Proposed by Member Organizations
Evaluation of the European Guide Conference
by The German Guide and Scout Federation, The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association, Israel Boy & Girl Scouts Federation, The Guides and Scouts of Liechtenstein, Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España, and the Swiss Guide and Scout Movement.
Mandating the Europe Region Committee to conduct a structured, participative and in-depth evaluation of the conference, document and share its findings. The evaluation should be sent to all Member Organisations (MOs) in the Europe Region.
Assessment of the Azimuth Platform within the WAGGGS Europe Region
by The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association, The German Guide and Scout Federation, and The Association of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Austria
Mandating the Europe Region Committee to explore the needs and resources—both financial and human—within the Europe Region to move forward with the Azimuth Platform initiative.
The Future of Joint Work
By The Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark, and The Girl Guides Association of Cyprus.
With respect to the recommendation from the task force, tasking the Regional Committee to strengthen joint work with WOSM by making a joint triennial action plan, which the joint conference has to approve at the European Guide and Scout Conference in 2028.
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Discuss
Before the Conference
During the Conference
Before the Conference
Pre-engagement sessions, including the consultations, have already taken place virtually. Please visit the conference timeline for your reference.
During the Conference
Considering the online nature of the governance sessions, we encourage you to connect with the proposers through 1:1 discussions. There will also be a dedicated session during the conference to discuss all proposals formally during the plenary.
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How to submit an Amendment
Member Organizations have the opportunity to consider amendments to the Proposed Motions.
There is a lot to consider when deciding how to vote on Proposed Motions. The following list highlights a few criteria Member Organisations should think through in relation to each Proposed Motion:
- Is the purpose of the Proposed Motion clear?
- Is it aligned with the Movement’s vision, mission and values?
- What is the impact of the Proposed Motion?
- Will it benefit the Movement?
- What are the resource implications – financial, people, other?
- Are there any risks to WAGGGS and the Movement?
- What are the advantages/disadvantages?
- How will it be funded?
- Is the Proposed Motion compliant with WAGGGS governance, polices & procedures?
- Do you have enough information to cast your vote
We encourage Member Organisations within the Region to engage with each other before and during the Regional Conference. Member Organisations are allowed to ask and/or answer any reasonable questions of clarification about motions that have been proposed. However, following the principles of Guiding and Scouting, the active campaigning or attempts to influence the voting of fellow Member Organisations outside of the official process is discouraged. For example, the unauthorised distribution of materials, and/or the giving of gifts in return for support of a motion is not allowed.
Forms should be submitted to europe@wagggs.org by 23.59pm (UTC) on Friday 11th July 2025
Submitting Tabled Motions
Proposed Motions may also still be submitted up to 23.59pm (UTC) on Friday 11th July 2025 at the latest. Such motions (also known as tabled motions) require the approval of the Conference Chair and Procedural Team Coordinator in order to be considered by the Conference and cannot be amended. Please also refer to the “Background information and guidance on Regional Conference Motions” document for further information on Tabled Proposed Motions.
If you would like to propose a Tabled Motion, please complete the Proposed Motion form and return it by email to procedural.europe@wagggs.org before the deadline. You can also use this email address to contact the Procedural Team for advice and guidance before submitting a Proposed Motion.
An updated version of (Conference Document 7C) will be circulated to Member Organisations at least 24 hours before the session at the Regional Conference in which Proposed Motions will be discussed.
