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Gov't secures funds for Institute of Immunology's transformation into public institutionThe Croatian government on Wednesday adopted a decision on ensuring funds needed for the transformation of the Institute of Immunology company into a public institution, instructing the Restructuring and Sale Centre (CERP) to pay the Institute the first installment for that purpose, amounting to 3.2 million kuna. 26.08.2015. | News | Health

Lasting measures for CHF loans to cost banks over EUR 667m, says deputy PM GrcicDeputy Prime Minister Branko Grcic said on Tuesday that the government planned to endorse a legislative solution in September that would permanently resolve the issue of loans pegged to the Swiss franc, estimating that the write-off of part of the principal on those loans would cost banks more than HRK 5 billion. 25.08.2015. | News

Croatia's unemployment rate for July 15.9 pctThe registered unemployment rate in Croatia fell for the fifth straight month in July, by 0.2 percentage points from June to 15.9 percent, which was the lowest rate in nearly six years, the statistical office said on Monday. 25.08.2015. | News

Prime Minister on loans pegged to Swiss francsPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in the northern Croatian city of Cakovec that the government had been working on the new law on loans pegged to the Swiss franc which will convert loans denominated in the Swiss currency to euros and thus "once and for all resolve the problem of those loans". 25.08.2015. | News

PM on refugees: In line with our possibilities, which are small but do exist, we are willing to help and will do so.Milanovic said it was virtually impossible for what happened in Macedonia to happen in Croatia. Croatia was not the refugees' "goal and target. These are desperate people running away from a difficult situation and you can't welcome them with batons." 24.08.2015. | News | Govori i izjave | Equality and Human Rights

Croatia steps up security along its border, says Interior Minister OstojicInterior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Thursday that Croatia stepped up security at its border after a shooting incident about ten days ago when Serbia's police tried to prevent some 1000 migrants from crossing into Hungary. 20.08.2015. | News | Govori i izjave

The government adopted a regulation establishing the Institute of Immunology as a public institutionFor its first session after the summer recess and, opening the session, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic recalled that this was the last autumn of the current government and urged his ministers to use this remaining time for the benefit of the state and citizens. 20.08.2015. | News | Health

Croatia among EU states with highest growth of exportsIn the first six months of 2015 Croatia maintained in a group of countries with the highest, two-digit export growth rates, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on Monday. 18.08.2015. | News

Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic extends condolences to the family of the deceased DedicArsen Dedic, a prominent Croatian composer, singer, poet and translator, died at a hospital in Zagreb on Monday at the age of 77, the hospital sources reported. 18.08.2015. | News

PM Milanovic says in favour of hydrocarbon exploration in AdriaticPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Sunday that he supported hydrocarbon exploration in the Adriatic so that the actual situation with possible oil and gas reserves could be established, after which a decision could be made on whether or not to launch their exploitation. 16.08.2015. | News