May 4, 2022: intermunicipal public forum "Times are changing, and we change" was held on the premises of Peoples' Museum of Military History "Sambek Heights". The event was organized by the Rostov branch of The Russian Non-Government Organisation for Small and Medium Business "OPORA RUSSIA".


The forum gathered together representatives of business communities, government and municipal bodies of Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, Republic of Kalmykia, Republic of Adygea, Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol. They discussed the local economies in terms of the current situation. The participants raised the issues of logistics, import phase-out, tourism development, and new support measures for entrepreneurs.

Mikhail Solonitsin participated in the plenary meeting "Economic Development - 2022" within the framework of this forum. In his presentation, Taganrog City Manager focused attention on the efforts to promote economic and social stability (businesses, investment activities, labor market). Besides, Mikhail Solonitsin mentioned the support for refugees from East Ukraine, provided by the local authorities and entrepreneurs. Many of them found employment in Taganrog.