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Based on the application, the city of Tallinn will pay its residents a benefit of 30 euros for the first day of illness in order to encourage people to take a sick leave already at the first symptoms of falling ill.

The members of the Tallinn City Government decided not to index the salaries of the members of the City Government for the second year in a row, considering the economic impacts of the corona epidemic.

Following through on its vision to ensure that sustainability, environmental friendliness and balanced development go hand in hand, the city has joined over sixty- six global destinations who benchmark with the GDS-Index.

The corona crisis is affecting the entire society and many people are experiencing difficulties. Tallinn City Government introduced additional support measures to mitigate the negative effects of the restrictions necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 disease. From March 11 until the end of April, parents will be exempted from paying the kindergarten fee, sports clubs and entrepreneurs will not have to pay rent for city premises, and the payment of sports subsidies to sports clubs will continue in full. The city also offers benefits to city residents in economic difficulties.

Financial support from the European Union as well as from the states to cities should be provided as a holictic package in order to make urban environments greener and more sustainable, said Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart at the Annual Dialogue of EU Capital City Mayors with the European Commission.

The construction of the lighting solution in the pedestrian tunnels of the Haabersti traffic junction has been completed. The newly installed lights in the Suurhall and Zoo tunnels replicate the movement of people in the walkway and change colour according to the speed of movement.

Prototron, a facility that supports the implementation of smart ideas, has opened its first call for proposals this year. Last year, Prototron donated a total of 170,000 euros to ideas that would make people’s daily lives better and more comfortable, bringing the total amount of grants under the facility to more than 1 million euros. Applications can be submitted within one month – until 25 March.

In order to prevent the spread of the virus, Tallinn started an information campaign last week in those apartment buildings with a high infection rate. In such buildings, residents are provided medical masks which are distributed in the mailbox of each apartment. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, Tallinn started an information campaign last week in those apartment buildings with a high infection rate. In such buildings, residents are provided medical masks which are distributed in the mailbox of each apartment.

The Mayor of Tallinn, Mihhail Kõlvart, congratulated his Venetian counterpart Luigi Brugnaro on the 1600th anniversary of the city of Venice. This year also marks the 100th anniversary of the establishing of diplomatic relations between the two countries - Estonia and Italy.

At yesterday’s meeting, the Tallinn City Council confirmed Tallinn's participation in three TalTech Smart City Centre of Excellence projects and agreed to their bridge financing. Participation in the projects contributes to the achievement of Tallinn's climate goals, the development of Tallinn as a smart city and the pursuit to become European green capital.