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Eight political parties, two electoral alliances and ten independent candidates have submitted their candidacy documents to the electoral committee for the Tallinn City Council elections.

Tallinn has dedicated the month of September to green and sustainable mobility. Also in September, from 16 to 22, the European Mobility Week is held, which focuses on the theme ‘Move Sustainably. Stay Healthy’.

Tallinn is aspiring to become the City of Music of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network this year. Currently, 47 cities from all over the world belong to the network of Music Cities, 19 of them from Europe.

Next year's draft city budget foresees a total of €50.1 million for operating expenditure and investments in the area of environment and environmental protection. In addition to the activities related to the European Green Capital, for example, the improvement of parks and green spaces will continue as an important part of creating a high quality urban space.

In March this year, Tallinn launched the Museum Sundays initiative at city-owned museums to raise awareness of museum activities and improve access to culture. During 2022, the initiative has attracted a large number of visitors, with 14 museums and exhibition halls now participating.

On Wednesday, 14 December, Team DoBu was announced as the winner of the STARTERtallinn Autumn 2022 Grand Prix at the Proto Discovery Factory. The digital platform sends reminders to homeowners about home maintenance and warranties.

In 2022, Tallinn hosted nearly 90 high-level international competitions, including 21 World and European Championships and World and European Cups. This year's international sporting events were supported by the capital with a total of more than €865 000.

Tallinn Zoo, together with the Estonian Society for the Protection of Animals, the Animal Shelters NGO and the association Loomus, are calling for an end to the use of fireworks during the holidays as it causes great distress to animals every year.

On Saturday 24 December and Monday 26 December, Tallinn public transport will operate according to Sunday timetables.

The City of Tallinn, AS Tallinna Linnatransport (TLT) and the Estonian Red Cross signed a cooperation agreement to donate 20 diesel buses to the Ukrainian city of Zhõtomyr. The buses will be accompanied by a humanitarian shipment of essential supplies to Ukraine.