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.

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.

ZAGREB, September 5, 2018 - Finance Minister Zdravko Marić said on Wednesday that it was most likely that guarantees issued to the Uljanik and 3. Maj shipyards, which are part of the Uljanik Group, would be activated and that they amounted to almost 70 million euro.

ZAGREB, September 5, 2018 - Economy Minister Darko Horvat said on Tuesday that the Uljanik shipbuilding group's obligations for four ships that have been cancelled amounted to about 30 million euro, while the government's obligations for two ships were about 28 million euro.

ZAGREB, September 4, 2018 - According to information from the Financial Agency (FINA), the business account of the Uljanik shipyard was blocked on Tuesday morning, after contracts on the construction of four vessels by Uljanik Group, which is being investigated by police, were terminated on Monday.