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Jan 15, 2025 | 
news.err.ee | Marko Tooming
The Tallinn city government initiated a detailed plan last November for Hobujaama 12, Hobujaama 14 and the surrounding area, which envisions replacing the current bus parking lot with a park developed by the city and buildings constructed by the developer PalmGrupp. According to the plan, buildings of up to 11 stories may be constructed along Ahtri tänav.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
news.err.ee | Marko Tooming
Fermi Energia has prepared an application to initiate a national designated spatial plan for the construction of a nuclear power plant and it is scheduled to be submitted to the government, Fermi Energia's chairman of the supervisory board, Sandor Liive, told ERR. "It's a matter of days," he said. The company is expected to submit the application on Tuesday.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Marko Tooming
Parmas's five-year term, which began in February 2020, will end in two months time. Until now, neither the Minister of Justice nor Parmas had publicly said whether he would seek a second term. Parmas told ER that he met with Pakosta on Monday to discuss the future of the Prosecutor's Office and the possibility of continuing his term. However, as they disagreed on two fundamental issues, he decided to step down at the end of his term.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Marko Tooming
The Lasnamäe canal tramline, planned as early as the 1970s and 1980s for Laagna tee, is no longer seen as a viable idea today. If Tallinn proceeds with its development strategy to transition all public transport to electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2035, as outlined in the city's vision, it would be more reasonable to introduce trolleybuses on the canal route, according to city leaders.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Marko Tooming
The price of natural gas has risen steadily, albeit with small fluctuations, since February, when the price per megawatt-hour (MWh) on the TTF gas exchange stood at €23. The summer's lowest price was recorded on July 9, at just over €30 per MWh. In early August, the price briefly exceeded €40 before dropping below €34 in mid-September, after which it resumed its upward trend.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Marko Tooming
Advertising on buses and trams operating on city routes has already diminished significantly and the remaining ads will disappear by the end of the year, Tallinn Deputy Mayor Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa) told ERR. Some exceptions may still be considered, Järvan added. For instance, the city is exploring the possibility of keeping messages on the rear of buses encouraging greater use of public transportation. Digital screens inside vehicles may also continue to display advertisements.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Marko Tooming
The new coalition has agreed to continue with the redesign work that was first proposed almost a decade ago but later scrapped in 2019, known as the "main street" project. The work is factored into the city's budget. "We will take the winning project and start working on it," Tallinn Deputy Mayor Pärtel-Peeter Pere (Reform) said at a press conference on Tuesday.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Marko Tooming
The entire project, which includes extending the future Liivalaia tramway to Kristiine, could take up to 15 years, according to Deputy Mayor Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa). But Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus (SDE) wants it completed faster. Tallinn's 2024 budget allocates €4.55 million for the first phase of the Kristiine transportation hub, with the total cost of this stage expected to reach nearly €14 million. The city will fund one-third of the project and the EU the rest.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Marko Tooming
Urmas Seaver, head of the Riigikogu's public relations department, told ERR that the aim of the €6,800 social media campaign is to increase the number of followers the Estonian parliament has on Instagram and Facebook. To do this, three companies were invited to bid for the contract and Goal Marketing OÜ was the winner. "This campaign is actually already up and running and posts addressed to young people are appearing on our Facebook and Instagram accounts.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
err.ee | Marko Tooming |Aivar Pau
Riigikogu avalike suhete osakonna juhataja Urmas Seaver ütles ERR-ile, et 6000 euro eest tellitud sotsiaalmeedia kampaania eesmärk on kasvatada riigikogu jälgijate arvu Instagramis ja Facebookis. Selleks võeti kolmelt ettevõttelt hinnapakkumised ning võitjaks osutus Goal Marketing OÜ. Koos käibemaksuga sai kampaania hinnaks umbes 6800 eurot, ütles Seaver. "See kampaania tegelikult juba käib ja meie Facebooki ja Instagrami kontodele ilmuvad noortele adresseeritud postitused.
