The solution is not to create committees and commissions. Which, in any case, is too little, too late. Damen is only waiting for the cooperation of the Romanian side to effectively apply the exit procedure, the Dutch said in a statement on Friday.

Damen’s intervention came shortly after the Minister of Economy said that commissions had already been formed to start a dialogue with Damen (see video from 10:31), which was categorically denied by Damen officials.

The solution is not to create committees and commissions. Which, in any case, is too little, too late, Damen said in a statement.

There is no doubt that Law 187/2023 is applicable and Damen is deprived of operational and management control due to the complete breach of the initial agreement by the Romanian State, therefore Damen is entitled to terminate the association agreement. This was even recognized in the official documents of the Ministry of Economy of Romania.

Damen Holding BV (Damen) noted the extensive media coverage and public interest in the Mangalia shipyard situation. Given the vagueness of several narratives, our company would like to state that it will remain in Romania and continue its activities in Galaţi.