There are three parts to The Europe Region WAGGGS. These are: the European Guide Conference, the Europe Committee WAGGGS and the Europe Office.

The European Guide Conference is the governing and policy-making body for Girl Guiding /Girl Scouting at European level. Held every three years and attended by delegates from each of our Member Organisations, the Conference debates the policies of the Region and decides the priorities for the next three years. Delegates approve the Region's Strategic Plan and also elect the Europe Committee WAGGGS to act on their behalf between each conference. The next European Guide Conference will take place in Iceland in 2004.

Click here to download a diagram showing the structure of the Europe Region WAGGGS

Click here to download the report of the last European Guide Conference in Prague in 2001.

The Europe Committee WAGGGS, on behalf of the World Board (link to WAGGGS world web page on World Board), directs the work of the Region, taking decisions supported by the staff in the Europe Office. The Europe Committee meets at least twice a year to decide on the priorities for the Region, to plan and evaluate the work and take decisions on the way forward for the Region.

Click here to meet the Europe Committee WAGGGS

The Europe Office WAGGGS is based in Brussels, Belgium. The team currently consists of 9 people : the Regional Executive, 3 Development Executives, a Marketing and External Relations Executive as well as a part-time Communications and Funding Officer. They work together with an Accountant, Central Services Administrator and a part-time Clerical assistant. Staff at the Europe Office implement the decisions taken at the European Conference and the Europe Committee meetings, and assist the Committee to develop programmes and policies to fulfil WAGGGS' mission.

Click here to meet the staff of the Europe Office WAGGGS

In addition, three groups have been formed to assist the Europe Committee and the Europe Office fulfil the aims of the Region's Strategic plan.

These are

The European Strategies for Growth Group
The Resource Pool
The External Representatives Pool

From time to time, the Europe Committee WAGGGS can also appoint a Working Unit, a group of three or four people from the Region who have expertise in a particular area, to oversee the implementation of a specific project, such as the production of a tool-kit, or to develop guidelines for a particular policy.