The Estonian government decided to put the small ferries Abro and Wrango at the disposal of the municipalities of Saaremaa and Viimsi, respectively, for operating connections with small islands. The ferry Abro will be put to use indefinitely by Saaremaa Municipality for operating a ferry connection with the small island of Abruka. As the service…
At a meeting with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister Juri Ratas (Center) said that Estonia met the objective of medium-term budget balance and according to current plans should reach a balance by the year 2020. At the meeting Ratas introduced the Estonian government’s budget policy as well as activities to support…
Last month 171,100 passengers passed through Tallinn Airport, 14.4% more than in February of last year. 169,300 were on international flights and 1,700 on domestic flights, the airport said. Approximately 154,000 passengers passed through the airport on regular flights and 17,100 on non-regular flights. The number of flights in Tallinn rose by 7.1% YoY, to…
The Estonian Food and Veterinary Board (VTA) detained approximately 20 tons of unknown goods at the border checkpoint in Muuga. According to information supplied by the importer, the substance in question was allegedly honey, however conformance testing revealed it to be syrup instead. The container carrying the goods reached the Estonian port on August 27…
The Utilities Department of the City of Tallinn announced a public procurement for the primary builder in the construction of the Reidi Road project. The necessary work includes road construction extending the existing waterfront fortification, the establishment of utility networks, construction of water supply and sewage, a pumping station, street lighting, landscape architecture, electricity supply,…
Transmission system operator Elering expects the submarine power cable to run between the Western Estonian island of Muhu and the mainland to be completed by 2020. In a letter sent to Saaremaa Municipality, Elering emphasized that while the company understood locals’ concerns regarding the high voltage power lines running along the dam connecting Saaremaa and…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia, the turnover of retail trade enterprises in January decreased by 1% YoY at constant prices. The decrease in turnover was affected the most by enterprises engaged in the retail sales of automotive fuel. In January the turnover of retail trade enterprises totaled EUR 521.2 million. The decrease in…