The Steering Committee:
- Formulates the overall policy orientation of the Partnership;
- Decides on possible joint activities to be carried out within the framework of the Partnership;
- Identifies priorities, needs for support in developing policies and gaps in their implementation;
- Facilitates networking, promoting international contacts to stimulate professional discussions, exchange of competence and experience, sharing of best practices and information;
- Ensures political support and continued commitment;
- Facilitates funding opportunities for activities in support of the Partnership’s objectives;
- Decides on issues relating to the NDPC Secretariat.
NDPC Chairing countries: Sweden 2010; Norway 2011, Finland 2012-2013; Poland 2014 – Spring 2015; Russia – 2015/2016; Sweden 2017; Finland 2018; Latvia – 2019, Norway – 2020, Poland -2021, Russia -2022, Sweden-2023
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture Steering Committee 2022
Finland
- Maija Lummepuro, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education and Culture
- Jari Vilén, Finland’s Ambassador for Barents and Northern Dimension, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Latvia
- Ina Ločmele, Desk Officer, Department of Creative Industries, Ministry of Culture
- Lāsma Krastiņa-Sidorenko, Deputy, Department of Creative Industries, Ministry of Culture
Norway
- Sverre Miøen, Royal Ministry of Culture
Poland
- Urszula Ślązak, Director of International Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
- Agnieszka Grunwald, Deputy Director, Department of International Relations, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
- Anna Woźnicka, Department of International Relations, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage ( TEMPORARY LEAVE )
- Zuzanna Przypkowska, Deputy Director, Department of International Relations, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Russian Federation (suspended*)
- Maria Sergienko, Counselor of the Division of Foreign Countries and International Organisations
- Maria Sveshnikova, Deputy Head of the CIS, EAEU and international organizations section of the Department of Museums and External Relations
- Igor Kapyrin, Deputy Director of the Department of European Cooperation, MFA of Russia
- Denis Moskalenko, Head of Division of Regional Cooperation of the Department of European Cooperation,
- Luka Ezerskiy, Department of European Cooperation, MFA of Russia
Sweden
- Robert Nilsson, Deputy Director, Ministry of Culture
Denmark
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Estonia
- Anu-Maaja Pallok, Adviser Creative Industries, Ministry of Culture
Germany
- Sebastian Wirth, German Federal Foreign Office
Iceland
- Karitas H. Gunnarsdóttir, Director, Department of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Lithuania
- Daiva Parulskienė, Head of the Department of Creative Sectors and International Culture Policy, Ministry of Culture
Acting Head of Secretariat: Krista Petäjäjärvi, krista@ndpculture.org
* The European Union, Iceland and Norway have have suspended until further notice all activities of the Northern Dimension policy which involve Russia. Read more.