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sibenik times
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ISSUE 30 | SatUrday, jUnE 27
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2009 | yEar II
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šibenskilist
Sailing,Sibenik style
With its endless coastline, countless islands andnational parks the Sibenik and the surroundingscertainly have something for every mariner. Fromdeserted islands to well-equipped marinas withentertainment and fun for all the family, the choiceis yours. The Sibenik – Knin County has more marinasthan any other county in Croatia.
 
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Welcome o ou beuiful ci o e welf eiio of eseco seso of “te Sibeiktimes”. Suel e lges mos impo e o e cl-e of e ci of Sibeik is eIeiol Cile’s Fesivl.tis e e 49 fesivl is i fullflow  e sees  squesof e ci e fille wi someieesig  colouful sigs sous. If ou ge ime o seesome of e eves o e po-gmme is well wo i, eve ifou o’ ve  cile, buou e  big cil. no ol oese fesivl c m pefom-es fom Coi i is lso  mgefo foeig iss, is e loeee e ou 130 pefomesi ol. Wi eves  po-gmmes eve ee is lwssomeig ew  fsciig owc. as e ouis seso isis pek e mou of eveso ol i e ci of Sibeik buou e cou s ouble eble oveig. Eve ivillge seems o ve is ow fes-ivl, mifesio o fi. tesous of iiol “klp” (vo-cl cois) c be e i msesie esos s e ouiss eee o dlmi culue. tecombiio of vocl cois, esmell of pie ees  e wis-pe of e aiic Se is iel. Es-pecill we ou ccomp eve-ig wi  fie locl wie, epefec dlmi ig ou s ou e ee o oli i’s use ig combiio fo elxigfom ou il wokig lives. also some dlmi cuisies speciliies s e wole egios  eomousl ic gso-omic offe. Eo ouself dl-mi sle.
FROM THE EDITOR
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We woul love o e fom ou.Plese wie o se  e-mil ous bou ou s i Sibeik. yo-u commes e vluble o us e mos ieesig leeswill be publise eve week. I-eesig  uusul poos elso welcome. tks.MarK thOMaSmk.oms@sibeik-imes.com
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AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT SUPPORTS CROATIA’S EU BID
 
POPE BENEDICT XVI MAY VISIT CROATIA
The firm Argo Gourmet in Pendleton, Oregonannounced last week that it has been granted per-mission to import Croatian wines and brandies intothe United States. Company owner Arthur Hill toldthe Croatian Times that the U.S. Treasury’s Alcoholand Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau had informedthe firm it could import those products. The nextstep will be a distribution license from the state of Oregon. "We are thrilled to add these fine winesand brandies to our menu of Istrian foods, includinggourmet olive oil and truffle products. Our Istrianoils are already available, and we are working onregistering our truffle products with the U.S. Foodand Drug Administration." Asked about the impactof the global economic crisis on the US market, Hillresponded "Everyone must eat, and Americans arebuying higher-quality food products that fit a healthy lifestyle. Istrian foods are a perfect fit." The company began working with Croatian firms two years ago,some of which are family-owned, with generationsof experience and a tradition of excellence. The com-pany is planning tours of Croatia for American chefs who want to learn about Croatian food and foodpreparation first-hand. Hill is pleased with the early response. "Our Croatian partners Zigante Tartufi, Agrolaguna, and Chiavalon have done a wonderful job building a reputation for quality throughout Eu-rope as a base for our business in the U.S.US President Barack Obama will nominate Ja-mes B. Foley as new US ambassador to Croatia.Foley’s nomination must be approved by the USSenate. Foley, a career member of the Senior Fo-reign Service, will succeed Robert Bradtke, whois leaving in July. Bradtke has been ambassadorsince 2006. Foley has been a diplomat for 25 yearsand has served as the State Department’s SeniorCoordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues since 2007.Before that, he was U.S. ambassador to Haiti andpolitical officer in Algiers and Manila. Foley hasalso been deputy director of the private office of the NATO secretary general in Brussels and StateDepartment deputy press spokesman. Austrian President Heinz Fis-cher has said he wants Croatia’sEU accession negotiations to besped up. Fischer said last week at a meeting of Central Euro-pean presidents in Novi Sad,Serbia, that he wanted to see aquick resolution of the borderdispute between Croatia andSlovenia, which has blockedthe opening of new chapters inthe negotiations. He also poin-ted out that Austria had beensupporting a comprehensivepackage of economic assistancemeasures for Eastern Europeancountries since the beginning of the recession. Fischer also pra-ised the European Council forits efforts to deal with the crisisbut warned the needs of peoplebadly affected by the crisis mustbe at the heart of policy-making.The Croatian Constitutio-nal Court unanimously decla-red the law banning Sunday shopping unconstitutional.The ruling said: “The Sunday shopping ban has no legal ju-stification and is unnecessary in a democratic society. It doesnot protect people who work on Sundays in shops to whi-ch the law does not apply.”The Court added the law ba-nning Sunday shopping limitedbusinessmen’s rights and dimi-nished competition because itprovided for too many excep-tions. For example, the lawallowed bakeries, news standsand small shops at petrol sta-tions and railway stations toremain open for business onSundays. The law went into ef-fect on 1 January 2009. Croati-an shopping malls, marts andsupermarkets filed suit againstthe new law in January. They claimed it violated the princi-ple of market freedom and wasunconstitutional.Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandro-kovic thanked Pope Benedict XVI for his work for Croatia and invited him to visit it soon this week. Benedict XVI expressed his wish to do so ata meeting in the Vatican. The Pope said: “Croatiahas always been in my heart, and I hope to visityour country in the near future.” Jandrokovicgave the Pope a special lace work made by nunsat Benedict Monastery on Hvar Island, Katolickiradio has reported. The Pope Benedict receivedJandrokovic, his wife and a Croatian delegationafter a public audience in St. Peter’s Square. Jan-drokovic also met with Italian Tarcisio CardinalBertone, who had visited Croatia in Septemberlast year.
 
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 A group of British schoolchildren willbe taking a Croatia holiday with a diffe-rence this summer, it has emerged. TheStroud News and Journal reports thatfour 17-year-olds from the south-west of England will cycle 500 miles along theDalmatia coast to raise money for theTeenage Cancer Trust. Giving themsel- ves just six days to complete the journey,the quartet will need to find ideal Croa-tia accommodation so that they can resteach evening. Indeed, organiser FelixSowerbutts, who lives in Frampton Man-sell, predicted that some of the cyclingmight prove to be a bit painful for thegroup. Felix will join Ben Walter, CharlieStuckey and George Hazell on the trip, which starts when they get to Split onJuly 28th. If they have time before thecycling expedition gets underway, they may wish to visit the Diocletian's Pala-ce - a historic building in the city whichhouses many of the region's historical,architectural and cultural delights.People heading on their holidays this year areincreasingly likely to eat their evening meals in theiraccommodation on some nights, it has been sugge-sted. Online comparison service Travelsupermarket.com said that this is the case among British tourists,as they look to save some money in these tougheconomic times. Eating in Croatian accommodation will enable visitors to save their money for a nightout in the exciting holiday destinations across thecountry - be it Dubrovnik, Split or the main townson Croatia’s many islands. Commenting on Britonsabroad more generally, travel expert at comparison website Peter Smith said: “You might find peopleare going to local supermarkets more rather thaneating out every night, so you get a lot of peopleself-catering.” He added that local supermarkets aregetting more trade as “people are buying all theirgoods and spending a night or two in”.
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