Croatian national broadcaster opens the competition for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest and searches for songs. This is how the 18th national final, called Dora will take place according to the website www.eurosong.hr: 24 songs will participate. 8 of them will be decided by professional jury. 16 of them will be decided by the submitted songs. Submission begin on November 2nd and end on December 15. Some fans claim that as the previous years happend, Croatian final is expected on March 6th, one day prior to the Bosnian song presentation.