After several years and now fresh on the heels of the removal of seven Soviet monuments in the city and surrounding areas, the City of Narva is making a fresh attempt at renaming city streets named after Estonian leaders of a Soviet puppet state to claim control over the city more than a century ago.
Before the Second World War, Estonians made up 65 percent of Narva's population; however, since regaining independence, their population has dropped to 4 percent. According to the most recent census, the proportion of Estonians in Narva has now risen to 6 percent.
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.
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