Igor Simčič is a
Slovenia
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n sports businessman, winemaker, and owner of the yacht ''Esimit Europa 2'' (formerly ''
Alfa Romeo 2''), which in 2010 won all attended regattas, including the 42nd
Barcolana regatta
The Barcolana (slo.: Barkovljanka) is a historic international sailing regatta organized by the yacht club Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano. It takes place every year in the Gulf of Trieste on the second Sunday of October. The Barcolana is ...
sailing race.
Simčič is, representing his work as aimed towards promotion of the
United Europe
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, supported by the
Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the President of the Italian region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and by the Russian energy company
Gazprom. The aim is to deepen relations between the nations of Europe as well as between Europe and Russia.
References
External links
Interview with Igor Simčič STA. 14 December 2010.
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Living people
1954 births
Slovenian businesspeople
People from Nova Gorica
Sports owners
Place of birth missing (living people)