On the recommendation of the "Nationalagentur JUGEND für Europa" (German National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth), Sterenn Coudray, the IB's coordinator for international youth work, was invited to the Federal President's Citizens' Festival held on 30 August 2019 in the park of Schloss Bellevue in Berlin. The focus of the festival was the manifold commitment of volunteer citizens in Germany. In his welcoming speech the president advocated for a democratic culture of togetherness, for "reason, respect and decency" in (political) disputes. Ms Coudray's invitation represented a special acknowledgement of the IB's long-standing commitment to the Advisory Board for and the European Solidarity Corps.
