Steering Group

Policy Area Ship Steering Group

Each Policy Area is steered by a Steering Group. Composed of one or more representatives of the national and regional governments of the eight Member States of the Strategy, Steering Group members represent their governments and perform their tasks as focal points at the national level. Furthermore, they strategically and thematically advise Policy Area Coordinators on the development of the Policy Area.

Organisations forming the Steering Group

DENMARK: Danish Maritime Authority
ESTONIA: Ministry of Climate
FINLAND: Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
GERMANY: Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)
LATVIA: Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia, Maritime department
LITHUANIA: Ministry of Transport and Communications, Water and Railway Transport Policy Group
POLAND: Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation
SWEDEN: Swedish Transport Agency

Observers in the Steering Group

HELCOM Secretariat
Norwegian Coastal Administration

Contact details for the Steering Group members can be found on the Contact us page.

Rules of Procedure

These Rules of Procedure apply to all meetings of the Steering Group for Policy Area Ship of the EU Strategy of the Baltic Sea Region. These Rules of Procedure also apply when the Steering Group makes decisions by way of silent procedure.