STEERING GROUP

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The PA Culture Steering Group (SG) aims to ensure that PA Culture activities are aligned with the interests of the whole region. The SG is made up of representatives of the Ministries of Culture of the Baltic Sea states as well as of relevant BSR organizations dealing with cultural affairs. The SG contributes to taking decisions regarding the further development of the policy area, its objectives, projects, co-operations and guiding principles.

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The Steering Group consists of members from the following institutions:

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• Denmark - Agency for Culture and Palaces, Centre for Art and Libraries - Søren Beltoft - sbe@slks.dk

• Estonia - Ministry of Culture - Heili Jõe - heili.joe@kul.ee

• Finland - Regional Council of Ostrobothnia - Tarja Hautamäki - tarja.hautamaki@obotnia.fi

• Latvia

  • International Cooperation and EU Policy Divison - Elīna Drāke - Elina.Drake@km.gov.lv

  • Head of International Cooperation and EU Policy Divison - Sarmite Catlaka - Sarmite.Catlaka@km.gov.lv

  • Latvian Academy of Culture - Agnese Karlsone - agnese.karlsone@lka.edu.lv

• Lithuania

  • Ministry of Culture - Daiva Parulskienė - daiva.parulskiene@lrkm.lt

  • Senior Specialist for Creative Sectors and International Culture Policy, Ministry of Culture - Valdemar Albert Lovčik - valdemar.lovcik@lrkm.lt

• Sweden - Ministry of Culture - Robert Nilsson - robert.nilsson@regeringskansliet.se

• Norway - Ministry of Culture and Equality - Sverre Miøen - sverre.mioen@kud.dep.no [observer]

• Poland - Ministry of Culture and National Heritage - Zuzanna Przypkowska - zprzypkowska@kultura.gov.pl / Szymon Jałkowski - sjalkowski@kultura.gov.pl

• Germany  - Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Areas, European Affairs and Consumer Protection of Schleswig-Holstein (MLLEV) - Kaarina Williams - Kaarina.Williams@mllev.landsh.de