The Steering Committee for Culture and Cultural Heritage (CDCULT) is the Committee responsible for activities related to Culture and Heritage to follow-up on their implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Since 1 January 2026, activities related to the Council of Europe Landscape Convention have been transferred under the responsibility of the newly created Steering Committee for the Environment (CDENV).
thematic sessions
from 1 January 2026
Composition of the CDCULT Bureau

- Chair: Dr Anna Steiner (Austria)
- Vice-Chair: Ms Muzaffer Tolunay Saraç (Türkiye)
Members:
- Araz Baghirli (Azerbaijan)
- Baldur Guðmundsson (Iceland)
- Mihkel Kaevats (Estonia)
- Fabian Richter (Germany)
- Mirna Sabljak (Croatia)
- Sergio Vidal (Spain)
- Barbara Zeches (Luxembourg)
Observers
Together with representatives of Council of Europe member states, steering committees benefit from the participation of other organisations as observers, including civil society and representatives of business, technical, professional and academic communities.
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secretariat
- Daniil KHOCHABO
- Gillian FRENCH







