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Today in Croatia – Welcome to the Fiery Ones

We announce the most important events in Croatia for Monday, July 16:

ZAGREB – Numerous citizens are expected on Monday at the central Zagreb Ban Jelačić Square to welcome the Croatian national football team, which has achieved a historic success by reaching the final of the World Cup. The team’s arrival at the airport is expected at 2 PM, and at Ban Jelačić Square around 2:30 PM. Buses with the football team and coaching staff will travel along the route Rudolf Fizira Street – Zagreb Street – Federal Republic of Germany Street – Dubrovnik Avenue – Većeslav Holjevac Avenue – Freedom Bridge – Croatian Brotherhood Community Street – City of Vukovar Street – Savska Road – Roosevelt Square – Republic of Croatia Square – Frankopanska Street – Ilica – Ban Josip Jelačić Square.

ZAGREB – The President of the Republic Kolinda Grabar Kitarović will present decorations and recognitions of the Republic of Croatia to the coach, players, and members of the coaching staff of the Croatian national football team, as well as to members of the delegation of the Croatian Football Federation (5:30 PM, Pantovčak 241)

ZAGREB – A press conference will be held at the National Centre for External Evaluation of Education on the topic “Presentation of the results of the summer session of the state matura 2017/2018.” Participants will include director Ivana Katavić, head of the Department for Organization and Conduct of Examinations Zlatko Zadelj, senior advisor in the Department for Promoting Education Quality Natalija Ćurković, head of the Info Center Mirjana Smoljić, and a representative of the Ministry of Science and Education (12 PM, Director’s Office, Damir Tomljanović-Gavran Street 11).

SLUNJ – Signing of 16 contracts for the allocation of non-repayable funds, with a total value of 230 million kuna for ITU cities Rijeka and Zadar, development of e-services, and environmental protection, of which 187 million kuna are non-repayable funds from EU funds. The Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds Gabrijela Žalac, the Prefect of Karlovac County Damir Jelić, the Mayor of Slunj Jure Katić, the Mayor of Garešnica Josip Bilandžija, and the director of the Central Agency for Financing and Contracting of EU Programs and Projects Tomislav Petrica are expected to speak (12 PM, Rastoke 32).

TROGIR – The launching of Newbuilding 344 at Brodotrogir, which is the bow section of a 167-meter-long ship for the transport of condensate, an icebreaker of ARC 7 class, with a capacity of 44,000 metric tons, which Croatia Shipbuilding Trogir is building for the shipyard Arctech Helsinki Shipyard OY. (1 PM, Brodotrogir, Shipbuilders’ Road 18).