The projects should be carried out by public companies and local authorities in the areas of energy, tourism, water management and the transport infrastructure.
The energy sector includes 18 projects, worth EUR 3.85 billion. Some of those projects are the construction of a EUR 800-million new bloc of the coal fired power station near Plomin, an oil terminal in Kastel Sucurac near Split, a future storage facility for natural gas near Grubisno Polje in eastern Croatia etc.
As regards the transport infrastructure, three projects in this sector are worth EUR 4.27 billion.
The project of the Rijeka-Karlovac-Zagreb-Koprivnica-Botovo railway is estimated at EUR 3.65 billion.
The construction of the bridge connecting the mainland and the southern Croatian peninsula of Peljesac off Bosnia-Herzegovina's coastal stretch is also envisaged, with EUR 320 million set aside for this purpose.
Croatia's chief negotiator with the European Union, Vladimir Drobnjak, said the future Peljesac bridge would ensure Croatia's territorial continuity and consequently the continuity of the Schengen zone when Croatia joined the EU.
The list of approved projects includes the construction of a new EUR 302 million passenger terminal at the Zagreb airport.
Tourism has five projects in the amount of EUR 1.4 billion.
The biggest one is Brijuni Riviera which will need EUR 895 million.
As regards water management, four projects with the total value of EUR 4.3 billion have been okayed.
Thus, EUR 1.9 billion will be necessary to construct a sewerage and waste water purification system.
The multipurpose Danube-Sava canal is estimated at EUR 950 million.
The government also announced the sale of ten real estate properties, such as the former military complex Ravnice in Zadar and the former political school in Kumrovec.
The invitation for potential buyers will be published in early November.