Justyna Bartnicka

Policy Officer at European Commission

Speaker

Since 2018 is working for the European Commission, Maritime Safety Unit, responsible for seafarers’ education, training and certification as well as living and working conditions at sea. During COVID-19 pandemic and at the beginning of the war in Ukraine, have been very intensively involved in all activities of the European Commission aiming at facilitating the crew changes including close cooperation with the shipping industry and UN agencies. Worked very closely with the industry creating policies for seafaring professions also by speaking at international public events. Before joining the EC, I worked for seven years in the Polish Permanent Representation to the EU starting as a shipping attaché, then as Head of the Transport Policy Division. Graduate of political sciences at the University of Szczecin.