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 Acting Head of Secretariat  Krista Petäjäjärvi, krista@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.