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The Tallinn City Government decided to create a Ukraine Square in Lembitu Park in the centre of Tallinn. City institutions have been tasked with preparing the formal process of establishing the new place name and an urban spatial solution.

Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart and Aivar Riisalu, Member of the City Council and Chairman of the Innovation Committee, on a visit to the Republic of Korea, met with Lee Han-kyu, Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, and visited Shinhan University, where the Mayor was awarded an honorary doctorate.

The spring migration of toads has started and a temporary traffic restriction has been introduced on Astangu Street in Tallinn to ensure a safer migration route for amphibians. The ban on motor vehicles on the stretch from Kotermaa Street to 19/3 Astangu Street is in force from 9 pm until 6 am. The traffic restriction will remain in force until the end of the toad migration.

A school for children of Ukrainian war refugees opened in Tallinn on 11 April as a branch of Tallinn's Lilleküla Secondary School. On the first day, 67 pupils started studying there, with three more children joining by the end of the week.

Tallinn is seeking feedback on plans to improve the user-friendliness and safety of cycle lanes at a number of key public transport stops and intersections in and near the city centre.

Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart is on an official visit to the Republic of Korea this week, where in addition to high-level meetings, he will visit Shinhan University and the Korea Creative Content Agency.

The Tallinn City Government adopted the detailed spatial plan for the Rail Baltic Ülemiste terminal and the surrounding area on Wednesday.

The Tallinn City Government decided at today's meeting to establish the Tallinn Hospital Development Foundation, which will coordinate the construction and development of the hospital's medical campus.

The Tallinn City Government has appointed the role of Tallinn City Finance Director to Silver Tamm, former Head of Tallinn City Treasury.

The City of Tallinn is inviting cyclists to take part in an international mobility survey to map their journeys between June and September. The data collected will be used to develop a platform that analyses cyclists’ mobility patterns and will empower the city to become more bicycle friendly.