Central

The Government is responsible for:

• One operational programme under EU cohesion policy, drawing funds from ERDF and ESF.
   

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Elaborating and implementing the state's economic policy and economic development plans in the following fields (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications):

• 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;
• Coordination of 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;
• Measurement of regional development and investment, related administration of minimum stocks of liquid fuel and drafting of the respective legislation bills.

European Social Fund (ESF)

• Labour law;
• Social security.

Spatial planning

• Organising and supervising nationwide spatial planning activities.

In directing and promoting planning activities, the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for directing regional development and environmental use.     

Regional

Spatial and economic development at the county level is the responsibility of the County Unions of Municipality Governments or County Development Centres.

Local ​

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

• The approval and amendment of the rural municipality or city development plans.[1]
  
  
  European Social Fund (ESF)
• Social assistance and services in the rural municipality or city.
  
  
  Spatial planning
• Local spatial planning;
• Establishment of rules for excavation operations and property maintenance rules in order to ensure maintenance;
• Issuing and revocation of building permits;

Organisation of construction supervision.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Ministry of the Interior

Sources

Cohesion Policy, Estonia

Building Code

Local Government Organisation Act

[1] A development plan is a document which defines the objectives of the long-term and short-term development of a local government and envisages the possibilities for the implementation of these objectives and which, in a balanced manner, takes into account the long-term directions in and needs for the development of the economic, social, cultural and natural environment and on the basis of which the development of different fields of life is integrated and coordinated.