Excellent news for one innovative Croatian company as the European Commission gives them an official nod of approval.

Minister Gabrijela Žalac and Commissioner Corina Creţa held a dialogue with citizens.

ZAGREB, September 18, 2018 - Spokesman for the European Commission Margaritis Schinas has said that there is no legal obligation for the European Commission to take a stand on Slovenia's lawsuit against Croatia over their border arbitration dispute, and underscored that the Commission does not comment on its internal documents, including a document with an opinion of the Commission's legal experts who reportedly established that Croatia violated EU laws by refusing to accept the 2017 border arbitration award.

ZAGREB, September 16, 2018 - The European Commission was right not to interfere in the Croatia-Slovenia border dispute, the Croatian government said on Saturday in a comment on an article in the German Der Spiegel weekly which says that EC President Jean-Claude Juncker did not want to become involved in the sea border dispute between the two countries even though the EC's legal experts believe that Slovenia is right.

Some existential relief for islanders is on the horizon.

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.

ZAGREB, September 7, 2018 - The first unofficial response from the European Commission to the restructuring plan for the Uljanik shipbuilding group is expected on Friday, when Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager is to visit Zagreb, but the EC said on Thursday that any plan regarding the shipbuilding group must respect market competition, save taxpayers' money and involve contributions by market stakeholders.

Croatia's immediate neighbours to the north are determined to get their way.

Uljanik's workers' strike will have an important role to play in the direction of the unfolding crisis - either by means of bankruptcy or by some sort of controlled settlement.

ZAGREB, July 12, 2018 - The European Commission has approved 250 million kuna to ensure regular ferry connections on certain routes between Croatian islands and the mainland, saying that the public funding will contribute to the connectivity and development of the islands without unduly distorting competition in the single market, the Commission said in a statement on Thursday.