Sylvain Pasqua is a senior expert at the European Commission, where he has been working since 2002 as a policy officer at the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture.

Sylvain is currently the team leader in charge of coordinating the “European Capital of Culture” Action. In this capacity, Sylvain is responsible for the coordination of the selection, monitoring and evaluation of the European Capitals of Culture.

Sylvain was also involved in the preparation and negotiation of the new EU Creative Europe programme (2021–2027) and is now working on its implementation. This programme aims at promoting cultural and linguistic diversity and cultural heritage as well as increasing the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors in Europe.