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Presidential election to be held Dec 28Croatia's presidential election will be held on December 28 and the government will adopt a formal decision to that effect on Thursday, government spokesman Nikola Jelic said in response to Hina's query on Wednesday. 19.11.2014. | News

80,000 attend Vukovar Remembrance Day commemorationsVukovar Remembrance Day - in memory of 18 November 1991 when the city's defence lines were broken after a three-month siege by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and Serb paramilitaries. 18.11.2014. | News

New container terminal in Rijeka port to be completed in 2017The construction work on the container terminal at the Port of Rijeka, which started two months ago within a EUR 300 million project, will take three years and is likely to be finalised in 2017, port officials said on Friday during a visit by Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic and Transport Minister Sinisa Hajdas Doncic. 14.11.2014. | News | Transport, Maritime and Infrastructure

Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic to visit Zagreb Pier and attend handover ceremony of a new ferry 14.11.2014. | Announcements

Gov't proposes extending list of local units entitled to state aidThe government on Thursday sent to parliament a bill on regional development which envisages that a total of 264 units of local self-government will be entitled to government support due to their underdevelopment, and those 264 units include 100 units that have not received such assistance so far 06.11.2014. | News

Government approves loan for ARZ motorway operatorThe government on Thursday granted permission to the Autocesta Rijeka-Zagreb (ARZ) motorway operator to borrow 177 million euros and gave a state guarantee for the loan. 06.11.2014. | News

Economy Ministry to manage EU aid for flood damageCroatia expects a little over EUR 17.5 million from the European Union's Solidarity Fund to cover the damage caused by an ice storm and floods in February and May this year and the government on Thursday adopted a decision on the allocation of the grant. 06.11.2014. | News

Economy Ministry to manage EU aid for flood damageCroatia expects a little over EUR 17.5 million from the European Union's Solidarity Fund to cover the damage caused by an ice storm and floods in February and May this year and the government on Thursday adopted a decision on the allocation of the grant. 06.11.2014. | News

Croatia to allow hemp production for industrial purposesThe Health Ministry will soon propose amendments to the law on drug abuse prevention to allow hemp cultivation for industrial purposes, Hina learned from unofficial sources on Thursday. 06.11.2014. | News

Milanovic calls on protesting veterans to end protestPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday evening that there was no reason for the ongoing protest of disabled war veterans and that there would be none as long as the country was run by his government. 04.11.2014. | News