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Combating corruption and a lack of transparency in Narva, particularly as €340-million in European Union money is due to reach the city in support of its transitioning away from dependence on the oil shale sector, were topics in focus at a recent panel discussion featuring candidates running in the local elections in the eastern border town on October 17.
The government amended regulations governing in-shore, ship-to-ship transfers of hazardous substances, confining them to six locations off Tallinn and nearby Muuga. The development follows environmental pressure over the issue, while the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) can only issue permits for the procedure in conjunction with the Environmental Board (Keskkonnaamet).
Construction work at the ruins of a Baltic Crusades-era castle in Ida-Viru County have revealed a cellar complex which had previously been unknown. The 15th-century castle ruins at Vasknarva lie in the settlement of the same name, close to the border with Russia and at the point where the Narva River emerges from Peipsi Järv, flowing northwards from there to the Baltic. Kalle Merilai, adviser at the regional branch of the heritage board (Muinsuskaitseamet), said that excavation work had started ahead of laying out a wooden platform to be used for social events during the summer months, in th...
Tesla and Zetta to build a car factory in Narva, Estonia By 1160shares Tesla, an American electric vehicle company, and Zetta, a Russian e-vehicle maker, have announced a construction of a joint microfactory in Narva – an Estonian town by the country’s border with Russia – to build a compact Model N; the companies reasoned the decision by the town’s easy access for the European Union’s market on one hand, and the skilled car industry workforce from Russia on the other.* “After careful consideration, we’ve decided to build a new Tesla microfactory in Estonia,” Elon Musk, ...
Foreign ministry Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov says there are no signs that the Russian Federation will ratify the border treaty with Estonia any time soon. Estonia in any case must not only take a united stance with both its European Union and NATO allies, he said, echoing both his ministry's and the foreign secret service's stance on the matter, but also show the way for theses allies as awareness of Russian actions increases in the wake of the recent Josep Borrel visit to Moscow. Appearing on ETV politics show "Esimene stuudio" Wednesday evening, Vseviov, who until recently served as E...