On June 24 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, accompanied by OAO Tatneft Director General Shafagat Takhautdinov, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, Tatarstan Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Irek Faizullin, took part in the opening ceremony of the largest multi-level car parking in Kazan on Chistopolskaya street.
The multi-level car parking for 1205 places was built by OAO Tatneft. It will help to reduce the number of cars near Tatneft-Arena.
The total area of two parking blocks is more than 19 thousand square metres.
In his speech Tatarstan President said that the new car parking was constructed on the threshold of the Universiade. “The problems of traffic jams are solved regularly by building new road crossings and car parkings. Today we are opening the largest car parking in Kazan.” Tatarstan President said.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked OAO Tatneft and personally company’s Director General. He also expressed his gratitude to the designers, builders and city leadership.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.