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The Objectives - Drafting and Implementing Estonian Economic Policy and Evaluating its Outcomes

The objectives of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications is to create overall conditions for the growth of the competitiveness of the Estonian economy and its balanced and vital development through the drafting and implementing Estonian economic policy and evaluating its outcomes.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications elaborates and implements the state's economic policy and economic development plans in the following fields: industry, trade, energy, housing, building, transport (including transport infrastructure, carriage, transit, logistics and public transport), traffic management (including traffic on railways, highways, streets, waterways and airways), increasing road safety and reducing environmental hazardousness of vehicles; informatics, telecommunications, postal service and tourism; co-ordinating the development of state information systems; research and development and innovation, metrology, standardisation, certification, accreditation, licensing, registers, industrial property protection, competition surveillance, consumer protection, export promotion and trade safeguards; measures regional development and investment, related administration of minimum stocks of  liquid fuel and drafting the respective legislation bills. 

Structure of the Ministry

Open the image to see the full structure of the ministry. You will be provided with more information also from Contacts.

The basic structure is divided into 18 divisions.

  • Management
  • Internal Audit Department
  • Public Relations Department
  • Budget Department
  • General Administration Department
  • Legal Department
  • Personnel Department
  • European Union and International Co-operation Department
  • Economic Development Department
  • Energy Department
  • Internal Market Department
  • Communications Department
  • Building and Housing Department
  • Transport Development and Logistics Department
  • Aviation and Maritime Department
  • Road and Railways Department
  • Department of State Information Systems
  • Emergency Management Department