Although the government decided last week to allocate EUR 4 million to cover costs for renewable energy instead of raising prices, there is still an estimated EUR 9-million shortfall not covered for producers of renewable energy. There is now a decision to be made if support for those production fees should be allocated out of…
Exports and imports in Estonia both declined by a quarter YoY in May, government agency Statistics Estonia reported. Imports from China did however rise slightly, driven mainly by consignments of personal protective equipment from the country during the coronavirus pandemic. Evelin Puura, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said trade decreased the most with EU Member…
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has been barred from flying between Tallinn and the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, till at least the end of July, due to that country’s coronavirus incidence rate. Wizz had been operating flights between the two capitals last week, but the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications had issued a precept to…
Passenger numbers traveling through the state-owned Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) fell by 81.7% YoY in the second quarter of 2020, as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting border closures made themselves known, the company reported. Cargo volumes actually increased, by over 5%. 531,000 passengers passed through the Port of Tallinn, which includes…
Tallink Grupp has announced that the special direct return trip from Riga to the island of Saaremaa in Estonia, planned to take place on July 26 to 28, on company’s vessel Romantika as a new summer destination is cancelled due to low customer demand. The other special direct trip to Saaremaa from Helsinki is generating…
From July 1, Wizz Air will fly between Tallinn and Kyiv, Ukraine despite government restrictions still being in place for passengers flying from high-risk countries with coronavirus. Passengers may be denied entry without a permit. Eero Pargmae, Commercial Director of Tallinn Airport, said the order restricting air traffic came from the Ministry of Economic Affairs…
The speed limit on the planned Tallinn-Vaike bypass will be 50 km/h in the stretch that will pass through the residential district of Rae, southeast of Tallinn, city authorities say. “We have reached an agreement between the various parties, whereby the planned Tallinn-Vaike ring road will be 70 km/h, and 50 km/h in the residential…