The Government approved and sent to the Riigikogu today, 18 March, an amendment to the Creative Persons and Creative Associations Act for discussion. This will allow a larger number of creative people to receive creative grants, and the conditions for applying for support will be temporarily relaxed due to the corona crisis.
Anneli Ott: Thanks to the change in the law, we can pay more subsidies to creative people
Estonian Ministry of Culture,
18 March 2021, Estonia
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