Estonia’s second-largest town, Tartu, has prepared an action plan for Estonian-language education for the years 2022-2025 that seeks to ensure a smooth transition to Estonian-language education in the town’s five Russian-language schools within four years.
Tuesday, June 14 marks the 81st anniversary of the June 1941 deportation of Estonians by the occupying Soviet regime. Over 10,000 people, including children, were deported, primarily to Siberia, on that date, and the national blue-black-white is being hoisted at half-mast nationwide to commemorate those who suffered.
Mayor of Tartu Urmas Klaas (Reform) and chairman of the city council Tõnis Lukas (Isamaa) are asking the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Culture to remove the Soviet war memorial in the Raadi Park area, Lukas says.
Tartu has been selected by the European Commission as one of its "100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030" mission which supports cities moving towards climate neutrality.