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Tallinn will lead the newly launched network of 19 European cities, which aims to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals at the local level.

The City of Tallinn is supporting the organisation of the international women's tennis tournament WTA Tallinn Open this autumn with 400,000 euros.

The Tallinn City Government has decided to continue the full rent exemption for outdoor terraces in the city until the end of May this year, with a 50 per cent rental discount from the beginning of June until the end of August. Full rent exemption will again be applied from the beginning of September until the end of December this year.

Tallinn as the lead partner of Global Goals for Cities (GG4C) network presented to international partner cities their work on sustainability through the Tallinn 2035 strategy.

A home doctor pilot project continues in Tallinn to ensure that children with health emergencies receive medical care at the weekend. Almost 270 home visits have been made this year. Home visits will be temporarily suspended for the summer months before resuming in September.

Last March, Tallinn introduced the first day sick leave benefit as a measure of limiting the spread of coronavirus and encouraging people with illness symptoms to stay home from work at once. This benefit will be applicable for sick leaves initiated until 31 May 2022.

The architectural competition for the extension of Tallinna Reaalkool – Tallinn Secondary School of Science – has been won by an Estonian architecture office Molumba with the design R². Construction is scheduled to start in 2024.

The international ratings agency Fitch has affirmed Tallinn’s long-term credit rating AA- with a stable outlook.

Tallinn City Government decided today to allocate €150,000 from the reserve fund to support Tallinn's partner cities of Kyiv and Odessa in Ukraine. The city government also proposed to the city council to transfer two city-owned ambulances to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, free of charge, for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The City of Tallinn is awarding a total of €110 307 to 19 organisations in the second quarter of the cultural non-profit funding round. In addition, a total of €69 491 in operating grants will be awarded to 60 Song and Dance Festival groups.