ZAGREB, September 19, 2018 - Economy Minister Darko Horvat said on Wednesday the European Commission's first comments on a restructuring programme for the Uljanik shipyard had arrived and that they doubted the strategic partner's financial capability and warned about the state's too big involvement.

ZAGREB, September 17, 2018 - The state guarantees issued to the Uljanik shipyard are a risk to the state budget, Finance Minister Zdravko Marić said in an interview with Croatian Radio on Monday.

ZAGREB, September 13, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Thursday discussed the situation in the Uljanik dock with members of the Uljanik shipbuilding group's management board, unions and leaders of the Town of Pula and Istria County, telling reporters the most important issue at the moment was keeping jobs and the company's functioning.

ZAGREB, September 13, 2018 - Economy Minister Darko Horvat said on Wednesday three of the four ships cancelled by a Norwegian client would most likely be scrapped and that a model would be sought to complete the construction of the fourth so that it could be delivered.

ZAGREB, September 12, 2018 - The Pula Town Council and the Istria County Assembly on Tuesday adopted a declaration seeking the salvaging of the Pula-based Uljanik shipbuilding group.

ZAGREB, September 11, 2018 - Three banners were put up in Pula on Tuesday to "welcome" Istrian Democratic Party (IDS) office-holders ahead of a session of the town council and the Istria County Assembly convened to discuss the situation in and the prospects of the Uljanik shipyard.

ZAGREB, September 10, 2018 - Economy Minister Darko Horvat said on Monday that the way the Uljanik and 3. Maj shipyards had operated so far had come to an end and that the two docks would have to start operating in line with market rules.

ZAGREB, September 9, 2018 - Economy Minister Darko Horvat said on Saturday that at this moment it was impossible to talk about a new strategic partner for the Uljanik shipyard without decisions of the dock's supervisory committee and the assembly.

ZAGREB, September 8, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Saturday the government expected more work to be done on a restructuring plan for the Uljanik shipbuilding group and that it had the impression that some stakeholders were interested in Croatian shipyards.

ZAGREB, September 8, 2018 - European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said on Friday she could not set a final deadline for deciding on a restructuring plan for the Uljanik shipyard and that the most important thing was that the plan ensured the company's long term viability.