Mixed signals cause confusion in the shipbuilding sector

"We have declarations from President Kaczyński and Prime Minister Marcinkiewicz that shipyards will not be consolidated. We are thus surprised by announcements from Treasury Minister Mikosz," said Dariusz Adamski, member of Gdynia Shipyard supervisory board and head of trade unions in the company. On Monday, Minister Andrzej Mikosz said that Gdańsk Shipyard will operate separately, while other companies will be consolidated. The initial scenario envisaged that Gdynia Shipyard would be separated from Gdańsk Shipyard. Supporters of the plan to separate Gdynia Shipyard from Gdańsk Shipyard believe that such a move would satisfy the European Commission, as it would no longer receive state aid. Representatives of Gdynia Shipyard stress that the firm needs a  cash injection, which can only be provided by investors. "Even if the Treasury provides the funds, it will take place with a substantial delay. We will only be able to purchase a funeral wreath with the money," said one of the company's representatives. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 6) M.M.