Dear European shooting community, Dear guests and guests of honour, Today, 23 August, gives us cause for celebration for at least two reasons. The first reason is obvious: with this ceremony and over the course of these days, we are […]
The new EGS website went live as planned in our anniversary year, just in time for the celebrations in Balve. At the spring conference in Arnsberg (2024), Stefanie Perle had already presented her idea and goal for the website design:
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The European community of historic guilds has accepted the President of the State Parliament, André Kuper, into its Knighthood of Holy Sebastian in Europe. In Rome, he was knighted by Grand Master S.k.u.k.H. Archduke of Habsburg-Lorraine during a service celebrated
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Pilgrimage with 300 pilgrims, Mass with Archbishop Heiner Koch in St. Peter’s Basilica, knighting by Karl von Habsburg in San Sebastiano European shooters cheer enthusiastically for Pope Leo. Rome. The largest pilgrimage of shooters in the Holy Year was described
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At their spring meeting in Udenhout, Netherlands, the EGS Plenary Assembly and the Plenary of the Knighthood decided that only applications for awards and requests for admission to the Knighthood can be accepted if they meet the formal requirements. Please
Presidium in front of the historic town hall in Udenhout. Udenhout, Netherlands. The election took place last year, and the handover of office took place at the spring meeting of the European community of historic guilds in Udenhout, Netherlands. Wim
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Successful Regional Assembly On 11 January 2025, the Regional Assembly of Region 1 of the European Community of Historic Guilds (EGS) took place in the Schützenhalle Medebach. Numerous representatives from the member associations came together for this special occasion. The
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During the Parliamentary Evening of the North Rhine-Westphalia Shooting Associations in the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, State Parliament President André Kuper was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit of the EGS by EGS President Albert-Henri Prince de Merode for
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