This spring, Tallinn allocated a total of just over 400,000 euros in restoration grants to 36 applicants. The maximum grant amount was 35,000 euros, awarded to two projects.
Yesterday, the Tallinn Urban Planning Department honored the owners, architects, and construction companies of historical buildings that were excellently restored and refurbished last year. The awards were presented by Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus and the head of the City Planning Department, Martin Karro.
The Tallinn Property Department has annulled the concession agreement procedure intended for the construction of an Olympic-sized swimming pool at Kuukivi 3 and 5 in Lasnamäe. This decision was made due to changes in the conditions and economic context that initially underpinned the procurement, making the contract unfeasible.
In the second round of grants for non-profit cultural activities this year, the City of Tallinn is allocating a total of 77,900 euros to support 22 initiatives.
Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart met today in Brussels with Patrick Child, the EU Commission’s Deputy Director-General for Environment, to focus on the implementation of the European Green Deal for cities and related European initiatives.
Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart is attending the World Cities Summit Mayors Forum 2023 in Seoul, South Korea, from September 24-26, where he will deliver a presentation on reducing cities' carbon emissions.
Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart visited Barcelona on November 7-9 to attend the Mayors’ Summit held within the framework of the Smart City World Congress 2023. The Mayors' summit calls for greater involvement of cities in EU policy-making and European democracy.
Today the leaders of three European Green Capital award winners Tallinn, Grenoble and Lahti and Ms. Veronica Manfredi, DG Environment Director for Zero Pollution and Green Cities gathered in Brussels to discuss sustainable urban governance and how to achieve the climate and environmental objectives.
The Tallinn City Government initiated the development document "Tallinn Old Town Development Plan 2023-2035" and established the outline for the development plan.
The City of Tallinn has signed a contract for the construction of the Tiigriorg (Tiger Valley) exhibition in Tallinn Zoo with the joint contractor ATEMO OÜ/EG Ehitus AS. The works will start in the second half of July, after the end of the timber harvest halt due to breeding season.