Igor Simčič is a

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

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 sailing race. Simčič is, representing his work as aimed towards promotion of the United Europe, supported by the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the President of the Italian region

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, and by the Russian energy company

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. The aim is to deepen relations between the nations of Europe as well as between Europe and Russia.

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Interview with Igor Simčič
STA. 14 December 2010.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simcic, Igor Living people 1954 births Slovenian businesspeople People from Nova Gorica Sports owners Place of birth missing (living people)