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Eight political parties, two electoral alliances and ten independent candidates have submitted their candidacy documents to the electoral committee for the Tallinn City Council elections.

In 2024, a new sports centre with the Olympic swimming pool, a leisure centre and a hotel will be completed in Lasnamäe, at Varraku 14a. A public contest was announced this week to find the name for the future building.

During the Ironman triathlon and events connected to the competition, several streets will be closed, parking will be limited and there will be changes to public transport services and their timetables on 7-8 August.

In the international procurement led by Tallinn, seeking ways to reduce the carbon footprint of transport with the help of artificial intelligence, 21 projects from 9 countries were selected to the next phase.

In the coming months, the waiting area of ​​nearly 600 public transport stops and stations in Tallinn will be marked as smoke-free areas on the asphalt in order to improve the quality and comfort of the public transport service.

To mitigate the effects of the crisis, the Tallinn City Government decided to continue the 100 per cent rent exemption for outdoor terraces until the end of August and also to grant a 50 per cent rent discount to tenants operating in city-owned commercial premises, such as caterers and venders, until the end of August.

Today, a series of outdoor trainings will start in Tallinn, offering young people the opportunity to do sports during the summer holidays and encourage them to exercise regularly.

At the end of this week, 16-18 July, the most magnificent Estonian sea party will take place in the Old City Harbour cruise area, Patarei sea fortress, Seaplane Harbour and the Noblessner seafront quarter, where artists from Estonia and the rest of the world will provide entertainment on land and at sea. Outdoor cafes, children's areas, a design street are open on the occasion and a sea taxi will provide transport from harbour to harbour.

Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart sent a letter to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas asking to consider the possibility of easing the COVID-19 restrictions from May 2, so that religious people can celebrate the biggest religious holiday of the year – Ascension Day.

The Mayor of Tallinn, Mihhail Kõlvart, signed Tallinn's accession to the European Green City Accord, which sets objectives for the city's air, water, noise, biodiversity and circular economy.