"Conditions have been created for the new company, Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856, to revitalise shipbuilding activity," Horvat told reporters in the northern Adriatic city.
He said that the government's intention was to transfer all its claims from the Uljanik Brodogradiliste company, which is undergoing bankruptcy, to the new legal entity.
"The moment this process is finished, the government is ready to help the new company to revitalise shipbuilding by securing the amount of money required to obtain or renew the necessary licences and to complete a ship that has remained unfinished and find a buyer," the minister said.
A ship for the transport of livestock remains unfinished in the Pula shipyard.
Horvat said that the necessary funds would be secured this month through a credit arrangement backed by a government guarantee. He said that the management board of Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856 could be appointed in the next ten days or so.
He said that all state guarantees issued in the past year were subject to two-week oversight, and if the pace of shipbuilding was upset, the state guarantees could be revoked. There is no way any more that state guarantees are issued and ships are not finished, he added.
Asked if this was a political message to Istria before the July 5 parliamentary election, Horvat said that preparations for this had begun a year ago.
Shipyard worker Samir Hadzic thanked the prime minister and the government for giving the Pula shipyard a chance for a fresh start.
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