Steering Committee
The Steering Committee serves as the main coordinating body of the NDPC. The SC consists of national ministerial representatives from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden, as well as EU representatives.
The Steering Committee formulates the overall policy orientation of the Partnership, ensures political support and continued commitment and decides on issues relating to the NDPC Secretariat, and more.
NDPC chairing country in 2024 is Finland.
Sweden – 2023;
Russia – 2022 (until 3/2022);
Poland – 2021;
Norway – 2020;
Latvia – 2019;
Finland – 2018;
Sweden – 2017;
Russia – 2015/2016;
Poland 2014 – 2015;
Finland 2012 – 2013;
Norway – 2011;
Sweden – 2010.
Steering Committee Members
Denmark
Ms Rose Sofie Levinsen, Head of Section, Analysis and International Relations, Ministry of Culture
Estonia
Ms Anu-Maaja Pallok, Adviser Creative Industries, Ministry of Culture
Ms Liina Jänes, Adviser on International Cooperation, Ministry of Culture
Finland
Ms Maija Lummepuro (chair), Senior Ministerial Adviser, Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education and Culture
Ms Marja Joenusva, Finland’s Ambassador for Barents and Northern Dimension
Germany
Ms Mechthild Ermisch, German Federal Foreign Office
Iceland
Ms Arna Kristín Einarsdóttir, Director General, Department of Culture and Media, Ministry of Culture and Business Affairs
Latvia
Ms Ina Ločmele, Senior Officer, Department of Creative Industries, Ministry of Culture
Ms Lāsma Krastiņa-Sidorenko, Head of Creative Industries Department, Ministry of Culture
Lithuania
Ms Daiva Parulskienė, Ministry of Culture
Norway
Mr Sverre Miøen, Royal Ministry of Culture
Poland
Ms Urszula Ślązak, Director of International Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Ms Anna Woźnicka, Department of International Relations, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (leave)
Ms Zuzanna Przypkowska, Deputy Director, Department of International Relations, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Sweden
Mr Robert Nilsson, Deputy Director, Ministry of Culture
European External Action Service
Mr Eduard Auer, Head of Division EURCA.1 (Regional Eastern Partnership, Regional Cooperation and OSCE)
Ms Paula Avril Jatariu, Policy Desk Officer, EURCA.1 (Regional Eastern Partnership, Regional Cooperation and OSCE)
Steering Committee is coordinated by the Head of Secretariat Dace Resele, dace.resele@ndpculture.org
* Since 8th of March 2022 the European Union, Iceland and Norway have have suspended until further notice all activities of the Northern Dimension policy which involve Russia. Read more.
