The Festival continued to be held here until 2000, after which it moved to the ex-barracks Rojc.


Festival se do 2000. godine održavao u ovoj utvrdi, a potom seli u nekadašnju vojarnu Rojc.


During the seventeen years of its activities, "Monteparadiso" has realized numerous projects and has become a center supporting the independent non-institutional and non-profit scene.


U sedamnaest godina svog djelovanja ostvarili su razne projekte i postali centar za podršku nezavisnoj vaninstitucionalnoj i neprofitnoj sceni.


Last September the fort was host to a number of young demo bands and for many of them it was their first public appearance.


U ovoj pulskoj utvrdi u rujnu prošle godine ugostili su mlade demo bendove, većini od njih bio je to prvi javni nastup.


Fort Punta Christo was built at the end of the 19th century by the Austrians to defend their main naval port.


Fort Punta Christo izgrađen je krajem 19. stoljeća, izgradila ga je Austrija radi zaštite glavne luke svoje ratne moranrice.


Situated at 45 meters above sea level, it offers a breathtaking view of the entrance to the Bay of Pula, its breakwater, as well as Muzil and Brijuni on the other side.


Smještena na 45 metara nadomrske visine pogled s utvrde "puca" na ulaz u pulski zaljev, lukobran i s druge strane mora na Muzil i Brijune.


The fortress is surrounded by a deep ditch and there are three entrances leading to the fort. Inside the fort are three courtyards through which you can enter the underground areas of this magnificent structure.


Tvrđavu odvaja duboki rov preko kojeg vode tri ulaza, u unutrašnjosti tvrđave tri su dvorišta iz kojih je moguće ući u podzemne prostorije ove lijepe građevine.


The fortress has as many as 270 spaces, covering an area of over 10,000 m2.


Tvrđava ima čak 270 prostorija, a prostire se na više od deset tisuća četvornih metara.


Thanks to a group of enthusiasts of the "Punta Christo" association, the fortification was cleaned so that various programs could be organized.


Zahvaljujući grupi entuzijasta iz udruge "Punta Christo" tvrđava je očišćena i u njoj je moguće održavati programe.


The most recent one was Halloween party.


Posljednji je održan Halloween party.


During the summer it is the venue for cultural programs, concerts, exhibitions...


Tijekom ljeta u utvrdi se održavaju kulturni programi, koncerti, izložbe...


If you are in the vicinity of Fort Punta Christo, don't miss one of the most beautiful fortifications of Pula.


Nađete li se u njenoj blizini svakako je razgledajte, jedna je od najljepših pulskih fortifikacija.


Fort San Giorgio or St. George fortification is situated on Monte Ghiro hill, close to the Pula cemetery.


Fort San Giorgio ili utvrda Sv. Juraj smjestila se na brežuljku Monte Ghiro u neposrednoj blizini gradskog groblja.


Just like many other fortifications, it is a circular structure made of stone, measuring about 35 meters in diameter with a circular courtyard and cistern in the middle.


Kao i mnoge druge utvrde ima kružni oblik promjera oko 35 metara, građena je od kamena, s okruglim dvorištem i cisternom u sredini.


This fort offers an interesting and unusual view of the city.


S ove utvrde pruža se zanimljiv i nesvakidašnji pogled na grad.


In the vicinity of the Arena, on Monvidal hill lies the fortress of the same name, which after the Austrian rule changed its original defensive function several times.


U neposrednoj blizini Arene na brdu Monvidal nalazi se istoimena utvrda, koja je nakon odlaska Austrije u više navrata mijenjala svoju prvobitnu namjenu obrane grada.


After the military left Fort Monvidal at the end of the 1960s, for some time it was used as a bookshop storehouse, then its premises were used by a plastic products maker.


Fort Monvidal nakon što ga je krajem šezdesetih godina prošlog stoljeća napustila vojska jedno je vrijeme služio kao skladište knjižare, potom je njegove prostore koristila i plastičarska radionica.


An interesting fact is that it was even a night bar at one time.


Zanimljivo je spomenuti da je u jednom trenutku u tom prostoru radio i noćni bar.


The stonemason's workshop of the Valle family that worked on many other structures in Pula participated in the building of Fort Monvidal.


U gradnji utvrde Monvidal sudjelovala je kamenoklesarska radionica obitelji Valle, koja je radila i na brojnim drugim pulskim građevinama.


They also helped repair the caved in arch of the Arena.


Popravila je i urušeni luk Arene.


Another interesting fact about this fortification is that although the view it offers is not as stunning as that from other fortresses, if you are arriving in Pula with children, an ideal place for them is the well-equipped children's playground in the outer courtyard of Fort Monvidal.


Vratimo se još na trenutak tvrđavi, iako se s ove utvrde možda i ne pruža toliko fantastičan pogled kao s drugih stižete li u Pulu s djecom ona se mogu poigrati na dobro uređenom igralištu u vanjskom dvorištu utvrde.


Within the General Hospital complex is Fort San Michele which is today used as the hospital storehouse.


U kompleksu Opće bolnice Pula koja njene prostore koristi kao skladište nalazi se Fort San Michele.


Fort Stoja is situated on the peninsula of the same name, and just like many other fortifications it was built by Austria in 1884.


Fort Stoja nalazi se na istoimenom poluotoku, a izgradila ga je kao i niz drugih utvrda Austrija 1884. godine.


It served as a defensive fort when approaching Pula's harbor from the south and was surrounded by a defensive ditch.


Ova je utvrda štitila južni prilaz pulskoj luci, a okružena je obrambenim jarkom.


An interesting fact is that it has no definite dimensions and is marked with numerous round concrete blocks.


Zanimljiva je i po tome što nema konstatne dimenzije i označena je brojnim okruglim betonskim blokovima.


The Muzil peninsula, which was for many years strictly used by the military, conceals Fort Marie Louise, a fortification not many people know about.


Na poluotoku Muzil koji je godinama bio namijenjen isključivo vojsci i vojnicima skrio se čak i Puljanima manje znan Fort Marie Louise.


It was built at an extremely significant strategic position, in order to defend and protect the anchorage of the main naval port of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, so it is one of the largest fortifications of this type in the Adriatic and beyond.


Utvrda je izgrađena na iznimno važnoj strateškoj poziciji obrane sidrišta lavne ratne luke Austro-ugarske monarhije i stoga je smatraju jednom od najvećih utvrda tog tipa na Jadranu pa i šire.


Last summer the International Congress of Architects was held here, but Fort Marie Louise, situated at 48 meters above sea level still awaits to be discovered.


Prošloga ljeta u ovoj je utvrdi odžan Međunarodni kongres arhitekata, no utvrda Maria Louise koja se smjestila na 48 metara nadmorske visine tek čeka da bude otkrivena.


Just a few steps away from the past – the island of Krk.


Na samo nekoliko koraka od prošlosti - otok Krk.


There are numerous traces of its rich history: in the Roman therms mosaics, in Early-Croatian churches and the Glagolitic monuments or in the paintings by Venetian masters.


Brojni su tragovi njegove bogate povijesti: u mozaicima rimskih termi, u starohrvatskim crkvicama i glagoljskim spomenicima ili u slikama mletačkih majstora.


Naturally, there are also romantic beaches and hidden bays here.


Dakako, tu su i romantične plaže i skrivene uvale.


The island of Krk, along with Cres, is the biggest island on the Adriatic, and has many other surprises in store.


Otok Krk, pored otoka Cresa najveći otok na Jadranu, sprema još mnoga iznenađenja.


The elating fragrances of sage and Spanish broom; the walks along karst rocks and pebble beaches by the crystal clear sea.


Opojni miris kadulje i brnistre; šetnja kraškim stijenama i šljunkovitim plažama duž obale kristalno bistrog mora.


Krk vineyards - only here the grapes are so juicy - and the famous vrbnička žlahtina, so elating, particularly at folk festivities to the sound of local island dances and klapa songs.


Krčki vinogradi, samo je ovdje grožđe tako sočno, a glasovita vrbnička žlahtina opojna, posebno na pučkim veselicama uz otočke plesove i pjesmu klapa.


And while the sounds of classical music resound in the old island buildings and the summer breeze 'maestral' caresses the bare rocks in the wild or fills your sails, you will discover your «golden island» - the island of Krk.


I dok zvuci klasične glazbe ispunjavaju stara otočka zdanja, a u divljini golog kamena miluje ljetni maestral ili puni vaša jedra, otkrit ćete svoj "zlatni otok" - otok Krk.


The island of Cres is situated between the Istrian peninsula and the island of Krk, Due to its warm sub-Mediterranean climate (the annual average temperature is about 15°C, with 2400 sunny hours and a sea temperature up to 25°C ), unspoilt nature arranged by dry stone walls and varied catering and tourist facilities, it provides unimagined opportunities for true vacations.


Otok Cres, smješten između istarskog poluotoka i otoka Krka, otok koji, zbog svoje tople submediteranske klime (srednja godišnja temperatura iznosi oko 15°C, 2400 sunčanih sati i do 25°C toplo more), netaknute, gromačama uređene prirode i raznovrsne ugostiteljske i turističke ponude, pruža neslućene mogućnosti pravog odmora.


Walking along the island of Cres you can notice griffon vultures, flying in circles above some of the numerous Liburnian castle ruins, in search of food.


Šetnjom po Cresu može se opaziti bjeloglavog supa kako, kružeći iznad neke od brojnih liburnijskih gradina, traži hranu.


Wonderful, picturesque beaches and small places in the island hinterland offer an irresistible combination of the past Cres farmers, fishermen and sailors with present-day tourist reality.


Prekrasne, slikovite plaže i mala mjesta u unutrašnjosti otoka pružaju neodoljivi spoj prošlosti creskog težaka, ribara i pomorca s današnjom turističkom stvarnošću.


Welcome to Cres, island of hospitable, diligent people and of satisfied guests.


Dobro došli na otok Cres, otok gostoljubivih, marljivih ljudi i zadovoljnog gosta.


Paradise surrounded by the sea, covered by a thousand marvelous plant species.


Raj okružen morem, prekriven s tisuću predivnih biljnih vrsta.


The island of Lošinj - bathed in floral fragrances, with more than 2700 sunny hours per year – offers a fairy-tale vacation.


Otok Lošinj - okupan mirisom cvijeća, s više od 2700 sunčanih sati u godini - nudi vam odmor poput onoga iz bajke .


In summer, temperatures exceed 25° C, with numerous beaches leeward, expecting their guests.


Ljeti se temperatura zraka malokad podiže iznad 25° C, a mnogobrojne plaže čekaju u zavjetrini.


Tennis and sailing in the beautiful landscape embellish vacations on the island that offers unforgettable excursion experiences.


Tenis i jedrenje u prekrasnom krajoliku uljepšavaju odmor na otoku koji nudi doživljaj nezaboravnih izleta.


Dive in the rich submarine world: fish shoals, corals, sea-shells, algae and sponges foster this clear and clean sea.


Zaroniti u bogat svijet podmorja: jata riba, koralji, školjke, alge i spužve njeguju ovo bistro i čisto more.


Camps, apartments, hotels and the hosts' hospitality are simply enchanting.


Kampovi, apartman, hoteli i gostoljubivost domaćina jednostavno očaravaju.


Whether you enjoy in morning fragrances, in the quiet of sunny afternoons, in local cuisine delicacies in a pleasant «taverna» late in the evening, Lošinj is simply a dream come true!


U mirisima jutra, za tišine osunčana popodneva ili u kasnu večer kada se u ugodnoj konobi uživa u specijalitetima domaće kuhinje, Lošinj je san koji se treba doživjeti!


Right in front of the unique combination of the mountainous Velebit and the sea lays the island of Rab like a reduced segment of a mountain, craggy and frowning.


Točno nasuprot jedinstvenoj kombinaciji planinskog Velbitskog i morskog okoliša smjestio se otok Rab poput umanjenog isječka kopnene planine, vrletan i mrgodan.


It is not easy to sail around its indented coast, but each new scene of some of the bays is worth the navigation effort. Sailing into the town of Rab represents a culmination, with a view of the Rab medieval bell-towers and its closely-built houses.


Njegovu razvedenu obalu nije lako oploviti, ali svaka nova vizura na neku od uvala vrijedi uložena plovidbenog truda, dok pravu kulminaciju predstavlja uplovljavanje u grad Rab, s pogledom na njegove srednjevjekovne zvonike i gusto zbijene kuće.


This sight seems to concentrate all the consistency and stratification of history, especially on Sunday mornings when the church bells ring and, in fine weather, their ringing is heard miles away.


Taj pogled kao da koncentrira svu gustoću i slojevitost povijesti, poglavito kada se nedjeljom ujutro oglase crkvena zvona koja se za lijepa vremena čuju miljama daleko.


The peninsula on which the island or Rab is situated stretches on the sea like a stone vessel, with polished pavements cherishing the memories of past centuries in the hot summer air.


Poluotok na kojem se smjestio stari dio grada Raba ispružio se po moru poput kamenog broda čiji uglačani pločnici na užarenom ljetnom zraku čuvaju spomen na prohujala stoljeća.


However, Rab attractions are not only its cultural historical monuments, but nature has been very generous also; both with the unique forest of holly oaks and the dense evergreen underbrush on Kalifront and with the water sources, otherwise extremely rare in this area, of which there are more than two hundred on the island alone, and about thirty on the Lopar peninsula.


Ali nisu samo spomenici kulturne povijesti posebnost otoka Raba, nego ga je i priroda obilato podarila: kako jedinstvenom šumom hrasta crnike i zimzelene makije na poluotoku Kalifront tako i za ove jadranske krajeve iznimno rijetkim izvorima vode kojih na otoku ima preko dvije stotine, a od toga samo na poluotoku Lopar tridesetak.


The peninsula, famous also for the long sandy beach, was the birth place of the stone-mason Marin, who would later establish the Republic of San Marino.


Na tom se poluotoku, znamenitom i po dugoj pješčanoj plaži, rodio klesar Marin, kasniji utemeljitelj republike San Marino.


At least this is how the legend goes!


Tako barem tvrdi legenda.


The locality is surrounded by numerous beaches, and with 22 sandy beaches it offers the best any guest may desire for bathing, sun-bathing or resting.


Mjesto je okruženo mnogobrojnim uvalama, i s 22 pjeskovite plaže pruža najljepše što gost za kupanje, sunčanje i oporavak poželjeti može.


Of all these beaches the best known by far is the magnificent natural beach Crnika – Rajska (Paradise) beach, over 1500 m long, where the hotel settlement and the motor camp "San Marino" are located.


Od svih tih plaža najpoznatija je i nadaleko čuvena veličanstvena prirodna plaža Crnika – Rajska plaža, preko 1500 m duga, pored koje se nalazi hotelsko naselje i autokamp "San Marino".


Lopar is also famous for a natural phenomenon – the submarine cave "Medova buža", else the home of the Mediterranean monk seal, where weddings are organized for those who like sensations.


Lopar je također poznat po jednom prirodnom fenomenu - podvodnoj spilji "Medova buža", inače postojbini sredozemne medvjedice, gdje se za ljubitelje senzacija organiziraju vjenčanja.


Considering the openness and availability of the Internet, it is the most dangerous territory for business systems to operate on.


S obzirom na otvorenost i široku dostupnost Interneta, Internet je danas najopasnije područje s kojim se poslovni sustavi moraju suočiti, jer je poslovanje bez Interneta postalo nemoguće.


Therefore, security is one of the most important tasks for every network - to ensure protection and defense from the Internet attacks, and at the same time, to insure freedom in business communication as well.[be] However, network attacks do not happen only from the outside (Internet), but also from the inside.


Stoga je sigurnost jedan od najvažnijih zadataka za svaku mrežu - da osigura zaštitu i obranu od napada s Interneta, a istovremeno osigura veliku slobodu u pristupu Internetu i u poslovnoj komunikaciji. Međutim, napadi na mrežu ne događaju se samo izvana (Internet), već i unutar samog sustava.


Combis is completely aware of all security challenges and pays great attention to security solutions, design and application.


Combis je u potpunosti svjestan današnjih sigurnosnih izazova i posvećuje veliku pažnju sigurnosnim rješenjima, dizajnu i primjenama.


Combis offers design, construction and services of maintenance of security level of IT networks, respecting client's security policy.


Combis pruža usluge dizajna, izgradnje i održavanja sigurnosnog nivoa računalnih mreža, poštujući pri tome sigurnosnu politiku korisnika.


We use a wide range of Cisco security products, including hardware, software and design (Cisco SAFE blueprint).


Koristimo široku paletu Ciscovih sigurnosnih rješenja, uključujući hardver, softver i dizajn (Cisco SAFE blueprint).


SAFE blueprint defines security solutions that need to be applied in the user's network, using modules that simplify security design.


SAFE blueprint određuje koja sigurnosna rješenja trebaju biti primijenjena u korisničkoj mreži, koristeći module koji pojednostavljuju sigurnosni dizajn.


Advantages of this design (multi-level model) make it possible that in case one of the parts of the security system starts falling out, the functionality of the rest of the system stays untouched.


Prednost ovakvog dizajna (višerazinski model) je omogućavanje da se u slučaju ispada jednog od dijelova sigurnosnog sustava ne narušava funkcionalnost ostatka mreže.


Every module can include one or more of the market leading Cisco products, such as firewall, intrusion detection system, control of access of devices and end users, anti-virus technology, data encryption, data tunneling and VPN (Virtual Private Network).


Svaki od modula može uključivati jedan ili više na tržištu vodećih Ciscovih proizvoda, poput firewalla (vatrozida), intrusion detection sustava (dinamičke sustavne zaštite), kontrole pristupa uređaja i krajnjih korisnika, antivirusnu tehnologiju, enkripciju podataka, tuneliranje podataka i VPN (Virtual Private Network) mreže.


Security solutions, which we offer, are easily integrated into the existing infrastructure, achieving increased productivity and faster ROI.


Sigurnosna rješenja koja nudimo lagano se integriraju u već postojeće infrastrukture, postižući povećanu produktivnost i brže vraćanje uloženih sredstava (ROI).


Defense system of the self-defending network will identify threat, react depending on the degree of threat, isolate infected servers or end-users, and then reconfigure network resources to respond to attacks.


Obrambeni sustav Self-Defending mreža će identificirati prijetnju, reagirati sukladno stupnju i vrsti prijetnje, izolirati zaražene poslužitelje ili krajnje korisnike, te zatim rekonfigurirati mrežne resurse da odgovore na napad.


Components of this system are Secure Connectivity, Threat Defense and Trust and Identity Management.


Komponente ovog sustava su Secure Connectivity, Threat Defense i Trust and Identity Management.


Each of these components incorporates more different technologies that are implemented on Cisco devices, in order to achieve high degree of security and dynamic system protection.


Svaka od tih komponenti pod sobom obuhvaća više različitih tehnologija koje su implementirane na Ciscovim uređajima, a sve u cilju postizanja visokog stupnja sigurnosti i dinamičke zaštite sustava.


We will mention several most important: encryptions (3DES, AES), access control (802.1x), dynamic protection of the system (Intrusion Detection System - IDS), and others.


Navest ćemo par najvažnijih: enkripcije (3DES, AES), dinamička zaštita sustava (Inrusion Detection System - IDS), kontrola pristupa mreži (Network Admission Control – NAC), Nadzor i anali (Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System – MARS) i dr.


Most attacks today are hidden in the traffic that is presented as legal (mail messages, www traffic, etc.), using ignorance of authorized users, in order to attack information system.


Većina napada danas je skrivena u prometu koji se prema korisnicima predstavlja kao legalan (mail poruke, www promet i sl.) i koristi neznanje ovlaštenih korisnika za napad na informacijski sustav.


As with the other IT business systems in the world, the biggest threat to business system is the cessation of the operations, due to the intentional or unintentional data overload (Denial of Service - DoS attacks), virus attacks or some other problem that prevents normal network communication, thus causing cessation of the operations of the whole system.


Kao i kod ostalih poslovnih IT sustava u svijetu, najveća prijetnja poslovnom sustavu je prestanak rada zbog nenamjernog ili namjernog zagušenja podacima (Denial of Service - DoS napadi), napada virusima ili nekog drugog oblika problema koji sprječava normalnu mrežnu komunikaciju, a samim time i prestanak rada čitavog IT sustava.


In order to prevent attacks, it is necessary to protect the network with the dynamic security system that is capable to detect and protect business system, reacting to the threat.


Da bi se spriječili napadi, potrebno je mrežu zaštititi dinamičkim sustavom sigurnosti koji je u stanju detektirati, ali i obraniti poslovni sustav reagirajući na uočenu prijetnju.


IDS system enables defense of the business system right after threat detection, without waiting for the administrator's reaction.


IDS sustav omogućava upravo navedeno - obranu poslovnog sustava odmah po detekciji prijetnje, bez čekanja na reakciju administratora.


At the beginning of the year 2000 CARNet had 4 links which connected CARNet with other networks: 2 international links and 2 links to networks in Croatia.


CARNet je početkom 2000. godine imao 4 linka koja su povezivala CARNet mrežu sa drugim mrežama: 2 međunarodna linka i 2 linka prema mrežama u Hrvatskoj.


International links were the link to the USA (link to MCI, 4 Mbps) and the link to Vienna (EBONE, 2x64 kbps = 128 kbps).


Međunarodni linkovi su bili link prema SAD (link na MCI, 4 Mbps) te link na Beč (EBONE, 2x64 kbps = 128 kbps).


Links to IP networks in Croatia are those to HT - Croatian Telecommunications (HINET, 2 Mbps) and HRT - Croatian Radio and Television (2 Mbps).


Veze prema IP mrežama u Hrvatskoj su one na HT (HINET, 2 Mbps) te HRT (2 Mbps).


On 21 October 2000 CARNet was connected to the Pan-European research network TEN155.


21. listopada 2000. godine CARNet je spojen na Pan-Europsku istraživačku mrežu TEN155.


The speed of this link is 34 Mbps, and the configuration is such that 17 Mbps are intended for traffic towards the USA, and the other 17 Mbps for traffic towards Europe.


Brzina ovog linka je 34 Mbps, a konfiguracija je takva da je 17 Mbps namijenjeno prometu prema USA, a drugih 17 Mbps prometu prema Europi.


Link to HINET is the most important peering currently held by CARNet within Croatia.


Link na HINET je najvažniji peering kojeg trenutno CARNet ima unutar Hrvatske.


The CIX project will substantially expand this practice of peers with the Croatian service providers.


Projekt CIX će ovu praksu peereva s hrvatskim davateljima usluga znatno proširiti.


Link to HRT is on the average the least utilised CARNet outer link with the average annual utilisation of 2.5 % in incoming, that is 14.2% outgoing direction.


Link prema HRT je u postotku najmanje iskorišten CARNetov vanjski link s prosječnom godišnjom iskorištenosti od 2,5 % u dolaznom, odnosno 14,2% u odlaznom smjeru.


Although he has not had a steady job in over a year, former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader clearly faces no financial distress. Over the past few months he has been seen in some New York art galleries, and he recently expanded his rich collection of art with two costly Picasso canvases.


Premda je već više od godinu dana bez stalnog zaposlenja, bivši hrvatski premijer Ivo Sanader očito nema financijskih teškoća: posljednjih nekoliko mjeseci viđen je u nekim newyorškim umjetničkim galerijama, a svoju je bogatu kolekciju umjetnina odnedavno obogatio i dvama skupocjenim Picassovim platnima.


Besides in Pablo Picasso, Sanader has also shown an interest, and probably also purchased, some of the works of Maltese baroque style painter Francesco Fieravino.


Osim Pabla Picassa, Sanader se zanimao, a najvjerojatnije i kupio neko od djela malteškog baroknog umjetnika Francesca Fieravina.


It all supports the notion that the former Prime Minister has financial means of unknown origin abroad, which has been brought into connection with numerous cases of corruption that are currently being investigated by the Croatian police and by USKOK (The Bureau for the Prevention of Corruption and Organized Crime).


Sve to ide u prilog tezi da bivši premijer u inozemstvu posjeduje financijska sredstva nepoznatog porijekla, a to se povezuje s mnogobrojnim koruptivnim slučajevima koji su trenutačno predmet obrade hrvatske policije i Uskoka.


Rumours of Sanader's acquisitions of works of art have made the rounds of the political and diplomatic scenes in Zagreb for some time now, and it could be concluded that they started about the same time that the Croatian State Attorney's Office sought the assistance of the competent US and European bodies in the investigation into the origin of Sanader's assets.


Glasine o Sanaderovim kupnjama umjetničkih djela već neko vrijeme kolaju političkim i diplomatskim krugovima u Zagrebu, a dalo bi se zaključiti da su pokrenute otprilike u isto vrijeme kad je hrvatsko Državno odvjetništvo od američkih i nekih europskih mjerodavnih službi zatražilo pomoć u istrazi porijekla Sanaderove imovine.


Claims of Sanader's purchases of works of art have been given further weight by the fact that well known international art dealer David Nahmad confirmed for Jutarnji list daily reporter Vanja Nezirovic last weekend that he had met with Ivo Sanader in Monte Carlo, the trendy hot spot of the affluent.


Dodatnu težinu tvrdnjama o Sanaderovim kupnjama umjetničkih djela dala je i činjenica da je proteklog vikenda poznati svjetski diler umjetninama David Nahmad novinarki Jutarnjeg lista Vanji Nezirović potvrdio da se s Ivom Sanaderom susretao u mondenom okupljalištu bogataša Monte Carlu.


AND WHILE HE DID CONFIRM his recent meetings with the former Croatian prime minister, the 63-year-old David Nahmad told the Croatian reporter that he had not done business with him, which could be partly true - according to Nacional's information Sanader purchased valuable paintings a few months ago at the New York gallery run by Nahmad's son, whose assessment was that this previously unknown buyer from Croatia clearly had lots of money and desire to purchase some more paintings, and recommended him to his father David.


IAKO JE POTVRDIO SVOJE nedavne susrete s bivšim hrvatskim premijerom, 63-godišnji David Nahmad hrvatskoj je novinarki kazao da s njim nije poslovao, što bi djelomično i moglo biti točno: prema Nacionalovim saznanjima, Sanader je vrijedne umjetničke slike prije nekoliko mjeseci kupio u newyorškoj galeriji Nahmadova sina, koji je procijenio da dotad nepoznati kupac iz Hrvatske očito ima mnogo novca i želje za kupnjom još nekih slika, pa ga je preporučio svom ocu Davidu.


To impress Sanader, David Nahmad invited him to Monte Carlo, the European hotspot of the rich and famous in which the Nahmad family lives and from where it manages wealth estimated at several billion euro.


Da bi impresionirao Sanadera, David Nahmad ga je pozvao u Monte Carlo, europsko okupljalište bogatih i slavnih u kojem obitelj Nahmad živi i upravlja bogatstvom koje se procjenjuje na nekoliko milijardi eura.


Besides, if the purchase of art was not behind it all, it is hard to imagine any other reason why the world's best-known art dealer would meet with the former prime minister of a small European country.


Uostalom, da u pozadini svega ne leži neka kupoprodaja umjetnina, teško bi bilo naći ijedan drugi razlog zbog kojeg bi se najpoznatiji svjetski diler umjetninama družio s bivšim premijerom jedne manje europske države.


ON THE ART SCENE the Nahmad family is one of the best-known names in the international high-cost art market.


U UMJETNIČKIM KRUGOVIMA, obitelj Nahmad jedno je od najpoznatijih imena vezanih uz kupoprodaju vrijednih umjetnina širom svijeta.


The chief job of the descendants of a Syrian banker who have lived in Monte Carlo for decades is to augment the family wealth, estimated at several billion US dollars, through speculative investment in commodities and money markets.


Glavni posao potomaka sirijskog bankara koji već desetljećima žive u Monte Carlu je povećanje obiteljskog bogatstva koje se procjenjuje na nekoliko milijardi američkih dolara kroz špekulativna ulaganja na tržištima robe i novca.


But the Nahmad's are even better known for a hobby that also wins them massive profits - the purchase and sale of art and one of the world's largest art collections, located in massive and specially guarded vaults in a building near the Geneva airport.


Međutim, Nahmadovi su još poznatiji po svom hobiju koji im također donosi ogroman novac: kupoprodaji umjetnina i jednoj od najvećih umjetničkih zbirki slika koje se nalaze u ogromnim i posebno čuvanim trezorima koji se nalaze u jednoj zgradi u blizini ženevske zračne luke.


In these vaults of a total floor area of 1,400 square metres the Nahmad's have a collection of some five thousand paintings, but what exactly is kept there is a jealously guarded secret that the otherwise very talkative David Nahmad has never publicly discussed.


U trezorskim prostorijama ukupne veličine 1400 četvornih metara Nahmadovi imaju kolekciju od oko pet tisuća umjetničkih slika, a što se sve točno ondje nalazi najstrože je čuvana tajna o kojoj inače vrlo pričljivi David Nahmad nikad nije htio javno govoriti.


The only information made public is that their Geneva treasury holds what is probably one of the largest private collections of the works of Pablo Picasso - three hundred of his works that all told are worth about a billion US dollars.


Jedini javno objavljeni podatak je taj da se u njihovim ženevskim trezorima čuva i jedna od vjerojatno najvećih privatnih kolekcija djela Pabla Picassa: tristotinjak njegovih djela koja zajedno vrijede oko milijardu američkih dolara.


The remainder of the family collection of several thousand paintings is allegedly worth about four billion US dollars.


Ostatak obiteljske kolekcije od nekoliko tisuća slika navodno vrijedi oko četiri milijarde američkih dolara.


And while, unlike other art dealers, the Nahmad's do not have the custom of presenting paintings in their possession at trendy galleries around the world, with the exception of the family base in Monte Carlo and the treasury in Geneva, the Nahmad's do, however, own two office-galleries - one in London, run by Nahmad's nephew, and one in New York, operated by Nahmad's son.


Iako za razliku od drugih dilera umjetnina Nahmadovi slike u svom vlasništvu nemaju običaj predstavljati u mondenim galerijama širom svijeta, osim obiteljskog sjedišta u Monte Carlu i trezora u Ženevi, Nahmadovi ipak imaju dvije poslovnice-galerije, jednu u Londonu, kojom rukovodi Nahmadov nećak, te jednu u New Yorku, kojom upravlja Nahmadov sin.


It was in fact in the latter, situated in the heart of Manhattan, that the former Croatian prime minister most likely first came into contact with the famed art dealer.


Upravo je u potonjoj, smještenoj u srcu Manhattana, bivši hrvatski premijer najvjerojatnije stupio u prvi kontakt s poznatim dilerom umjetnina.


The Nahmad's, a family of Sephardic Jews, draw their roots from the city of Aleppo in northern Syria.


Nahmadovi, obitelj sefardskih židova, svoje korijene vuku iz grada Aleppo na sjeveru Sirije.


Their great grandfather was a banker there for decades, and in 1947 the entire family moved to Beirut, where David Nahmad was born, after which the Nahmad's moved to Milan in 1960.


Ondje je njihov pradjed desetljećima bio bankar, a 1947. cijela se obitelj prvo preselila u Beirut, gdje se rodio David Nahmad, a potom su Nahmadovi 1960. došli u Milano.


The first to show an affinity for works of art was David's fifteen year older brother Giuseppe, who started spending the family money, besides on expensive automobiles, on the purchase of works of art.


Prvu sklonost k umjetničkim djelima pokazivao je Davidov petnaest godina stariji brat Giuseppe, koji je, osim na skupocjene automobile, obiteljski novac počeo trošiti i na kupnju umjetničkih djela.


He quickly assembled a large collection of valuable paintings, but when he ran out of money in 1963, he decided to sell some of the paintings and took on the services of his two younger brothers Ezra and David as dealers.


Ubrzo je stekao veliku zbirku vrijednih slika, no kad je 1963. ostao bez novca, odlučio je prodati neke slike i za to je, kao dilere, angažirao svoja dva mlađa brata Ezru i Davida.


At the time still teenagers, the younger Nahmad brothers proved themselves capable merchants, and after their initial success continued in the dealer business. Since they spoke French fluently they started travelling to Paris and made cheap purchases of works by Picasso, Chagall, and Miro, transporting them to Milan and selling them there at twice their purchase prices.


U to vrijeme još tinejdžeri, mlađa braća Nahmad pokazali su se kao vješti trgovci, pa su nakon početnih uspjeha nastavili s dilerskim biznisom: budući da su tečno govorili francuski, počeli su putovati u Pariz i jeftino kupovati djela Picassa, Chagalla i Miróa, pa ih odnosili u Milano i ondje prodavali za dvostruko veću cijenu.


Besides in Europe, in the 1970s the Nahmad brothers slowly started developing their art dealer business on other continents, especially in North and South America.


Osim po Europi, sedamdesetih godina prošlog stoljeća braća Nahmad polako su razvila dilerski biznis s umjetninama i na drugim kontinentima, pogotovo u sjevernoj i južnoj Americi.


Although the youngest brother, David Nahmad slowly took the dominant role in the family, being the most socially adept of the brothers and speaking seven languages.


Iako najmlađi brat, David Nahmad polako je preuzimao dominantnu ulogu u obitelji, jer je bio najdruštveniji od sve braće i govorio je sedam svjetskih jezika.


Besides his great knowledge of art, the success of Nahmad's dealings lay in the fact that he skilfully handled differences in currency exchange rates and prices between the European and American art markets.


Osim velikog znanja o umjetninama, uspjeh Nahmadova trgovanja ležao je i u činjenici da je vješto baratao razlikama u tečajevima svjetskih valuta i cijenama između europskog i američkog tržišta umjetninama.


Besides their brokerage, the Nahmad's spent decades enlarging their private collection of art, in the process of which they allegedly kept in mind that by speculative purchases of paintings by certain artists at higher prices they simultaneously increased the value of the other paintings by that artist they already owned.


Usporedno s posredovanjem, Nahmadovi su desetljećima povećavali svoju privatnu zbirku umjetničkih slika, pri čemu su navodno vodili računa i o tome da špekulativnim kupnjama slika određenog autora po većim cijenama istovremeno povećaju vrijednost preostalih njegovih slika koje su već imali u svom vlasništvu.


AND WHILE MANY INTERNATIONAL collectors keep their art in private museums and galleries, the Nahmad's keep the vast majority of their valuable assets far from the public eye - in very well guarded vaults located in Switzerland, not far from Geneva airport, and nobody actually knows of exactly how many artists they own works.


DOK VELIK BROJ SVJETSKI poznatih kolekcionara svoja umjetnička djela drži u privatnim muzejima i galerijama, Nahmadovi najveći dio svoje vrijedne imovine drže podalje od očiju javnosti - u itekako čuvanim trezorima smještenim u Švicarskoj, nedaleko od ženevske zračne luke, i nitko zapravo ne zna čija sve djela imaju u svom vlasništvu.


The only exception to the rule that they do not publicly display the paintings they have purchased are two family galleries - one at a prestigious London address in Mayfair is operated by Helly Nahmad, nephew of David Nahmad, and the other, in Manhattan, is run by Nahmad's 33-year-old son Helly.


Jedina iznimka od pravila da javno ne pokazuju kupljene slike su dvije obiteljske galerije: jednu na prestižnoj londonskoj adresi u Mayfairu vodi Helly Nahmad, nećak Davida Nahmada, a drugom, na Manhattanu, upravlja Nahmadov 33-godišnji sin Helly.


Ever since Giuseppe, the oldest of the Nahmad brothers, withdrew from the family business, allegedly on account of poor health, David Nahmad has managed practically all of the family business related to the sale and purchase of art.


Otkako se iz obiteljskog biznisa, navodno zbog lošeg zdravlja, prije nekoliko godina povukao Giuseppe, najstariji brat obitelji Nahmad, David Nahmad upravlja gotovo svim obiteljskim poslovima vezanim uz kupoprodaju umjetnina.


On the art scene David Nahmad is known as being powerful, merciless and avaricious, and when buying he usually sticks to the rule that he only deals in "tried and true" artists, meaning he is not at all interested in contemporary art, which he considers overpriced and - phony.


U umjetničkim krugovima David Nahmad poznat je kao moćan, nemilosrdan i pohlepan, a pri kupnji se obično rukovodi pravilom da trguje samo djelima “provjerenih” autora, što znači da ga uopće ne zanima moderna umjetnost koju smatra precijenjenom i - prevarantskom.


He is well known for his saying that "Monet and Picasso are like Microsoft and Coca-Cola," and is probably best known for his "buy and hold" strategy - once he acquires a painting he is willing to store it in a vault and not resell it for years, even decades, until it reaches a price at which he is willing to sell.


Tako je poznata njegova uzrečica “Monet i Picasso su kao Microsoft i Coca-Cola”, a vjerojatno je najpoznatiji po svojoj strateškoj metodi “kupi i zadrži”: jednom kad kupi neku sliku, spreman ju je držati u trezoru i ne prodavati godinama, pa i desetljećima, sve dok ona ne postigne cijenu po kojoj je on želi prodati.


Some of his must successful deals were for example when he purchased Picasso's Jacqueline in May of 1995 at a Sotheby's auction for 2.6 million US dollars, and sold it in New York in 2007 at ten times that price - for 30.8 million dollars.


Tako su među njegovim najuspješnijim poslovnim “dilovima” bili slučajevi kad je u svibnju 1995. na aukciji u Sotheby’su za 2,6 milijuna američkih dolara kupio Picassovu sliku “Jacqueline”, a 2007. godine je u New Yorku prodao za deset puta veću cijenu – 30,8 milijuna dolara.


On one occasion Nahmad managed to sell a Modigliani painting he had purchased in London for 18 million dollars five months later for 30 million.


Jednom prilikom je Nahmad uspio Modiglianijevu sliku koju je kupio u Londonu za 18 milijuna dolara pet mjeseci kasnije prodati za 30 milijuna dolara.


PRIVATELY, DAVID NAHMAD values the works of Pablo Picasso above all, and his collection of some three hundred paintings by the renowned artist is probably the largest private collection outside of the one owned by the Picasso family.


PRIVATNO, DAVID NAHMAD najviše cijeni djela Pabla Picassa, pa je njegova kolekcija od tristotinjak slika poznatog umjetnika vjerojatno najveća privatna zbirka Picassa osim one koju posjeduje Picassova obitelj.


Nahmad's fascination with Picasso has allegedly on several occasions led him to the bizarre situation of buying back a painting he had already once owned and sold.


Nahmadova opčinjenost Picassom navodno ga je već u nekoliko navrata dovela do bizarne situacije da ponovo kupi istu sliku koju je jednom već imao u svom vlasništvu, pa prodao.


If the rumour that the former Croatian prime minister is in fact as of recently the owner of a Picasso painting is true, it is almost certain that someone in the Nahmad family participated in the sale.


Ako je točna glasina da je i bivši hrvatski premijer odnedavno vlasnik jedne Picassove slike, gotovo je sigurno da je u toj kupoprodaji sudjelovao netko iz obitelji Nahmad.


AND IT WOULD ALSO BE one of the safest acquisitions, because Picasso's do not lose value, and continue to grow, and they can be sold relatively quickly - of there were no interested collectors around the world, it is hard to imagine that David Nahmad would not show an interest in buying.


ISTO TAKO, TO BI BILA jedna od najsigurnijih kupnji, jer Picassovim djelima ne pada cijena, nego neprestano raste, a i moguće ih je relativno brzo prodati - ako nema zainteresiranih kolekcionara širom svijeta, teško je zamisliti da David Nahmad ne bi pokazao interes da je kupi.


Of course, many would be interested in the prices of these paintings, but in the case of Picasso there are no rules, other than that their prices are measured in millions of US dollars.


Dakako, mnoge bi zanimala cijena te slike, no u Picassovu slučaju tu nema pravila, osim onog da se ona mjeri - u milijunima američkih dolara.


Some of the "cheaper" Picasso paintings were available these past years for five to ten million US dollars, but some have been sold for dizzying prices. In 2004 Picasso's painting Boy with a Pipe was sold for 119.9 million US dollars, and in 2006 his painting Dora Maar au Chat was sold for 102 million dollars.


Neke od “jeftinijih” Picassovih slika posljednjih su se godina mogle kupiti za pet do deset milijuna američkih dolara, no neke su postigle vrtoglave iznose: tako je 2004. godine Picassova slika “Dječak s lulom” prodana za 119,9 milijuna američkih dolara, a 2006. je njegova slika “Dora Maar au Chat” postigla cijenu od 102 milijuna dolara.


According to Nacional's sources, the former Croatian prime minister, besides in works by Picasso, is interested, and may have purchased, the less costly works of Maltese painter Francesco Fieravino, better known as Francesco Maltese.


Prema Nacionalovim izvorima, osim za Picassa, bivši hrvatski premijer pokazao je interes, a možda i kupio i manje skupa djela malteškog umjetnika Francesca Fieravina, poznatijeg kao Francesco Maltese.


Some of his less highly regarded works can be found on the art market for as little as a few hundred thousand euro, although much more needs to be set aside for more valuable works.


Neka od njegovih manje vrijednih djela na umjetničkom tržištu moguće je naći već za nekoliko stotina tisuća eura, no za vrednije primjerke potrebno je izdvojiti mnogo više novca.


AS FAR AS THE POSSIBILITY that former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader recently added some of the world's most prized artists to his art collection is concerned, the experience of London art dealer Rory Howard is interesting. Over the past few years he has done a lot of business with Russian oligarchs and explains the passion of the nouveau riche for top works of art. "Artists like Picasso and Warhol are major brands, and their works are an internationally recognised currency.


KAD JE RIJEČ O MOGUĆNOSTI da je bivši hrvatski premijer Ivo Sanader nedavno povećao svoju kolekciju umjetnina za neke od najvrednijih svjetskih autora, zanimljiva su iskustva londonskog dilera umjetninama Roryja Howarda, koji posljednjih nekoliko godina mnogo posluje s ruskim oligarsima i koji objašnjava strast novopečenih bogataša za vrhunskim umjetničkim djelima: “Umjetnici poput Picassa ili Warhola su veliki brendovi, pa su njihova djela međunarodno priznata valuta.


The other value lies in impressing anyone if there is a Picasso hanging from a wall in your house." Stanislav Shekshnia, author of the book The New Russian Business Leaders, has a somewhat simpler answer. "Security.


Druga vrijednost leži u tome da ćete impresionirati svakoga ako se u vašem domu na zidu nalazi Picasso.” A Stanislav Sheksnia, autor knjige “Novi ruski poslovni lideri”, ima i ponešto jednostavniji odgovor: “Sigurnost.


I have a friend, a Russian businessman, who has for years now spent a third of his income on valuable paintings.


Imam prijatelja, ruskog biznismena, koji trećinu svoje zarade već godinama troši na vrijedne slike.


He explained to me that he did so because paintings are the easiest thing to take with you if you have to get out of somewhere fast."


Objasnio mi je da to čini zato što je slike najlakše ponijeti sa sobom ako odnekud moraš na brzinu pobjeći.”


William Montgomery, a former US ambassador, and a member of the board of directors of Goran Strok's Adriatic Luxury Hotels, is the chief strategist behind the scenes in the Five Stars corruption scandal, an affair that goes far beyond the scope of the current case, and one that includes Strok's problems related to opening the Hotel Bellevue.


William Montgomery, bivši američki ambasador i član upravnog odbora Jadranskih luksuznih hotela Gorana Štroka, glavni je pozadinski strateg u korupcionaškoj aferi “pet zvjezdica“, koja je puno šira od slučaja koji je njome zasad obuhvaćen, a odnosi se na Štrokove probleme u vezi s otvaranjem hotela Bellevue.


Montgomery's role in the Five Stars affair in fact set the stage for a thorough investigation by USKOK into grounded suspicions that bribes have to be paid for the lion's share of tourism investments in Dubrovnik to a well-networked local construction and judiciary lobby, which has business and interest ties to the HDZ-led local government, but also to the company IGH. The way the former US ambassador and army commando conceived the entire operation has also led to a conflict between the HDZ national leadership and the party's local branch, which holds power in Dubrovnik.


Montgomery je svojom ulogom u aferi “pet zvjezdica“ zapravo stvorio preduvjete da Uskok temeljito istraži ozbiljnu sumnju da se za najveći dio turističkih investicija u Dubrovniku mora plaćati mito dobro umreženom lokalnom građevinskom i paravosudnom lobiju, koji je poslovno i interesno povezan s lokalnom HDZ-ovom vlašću, ali i tvrtkom IGH. Osim toga, način na koji je bivši američki ambasador i vojni specijalac osmislio čitavu akciju doveo je do sukoba vrha HDZ-a s lokalnom stranačkom organizacijom koja je na vlasti u Dubrovniku.


It was in fact, by all accounts, William Montgomery who advised Goran Strok to record one of his conversations with Ivo Zeravica, the assistant head of the State Administration Office in Dubrovnik, during which he asked Strok for a bribe in return for which he would take care of papers needed to open the Hotel Bellevue.


Po svemu sudeći, upravo je William Montgomery savjetovao Goranu Štroku da snimi jedan od razgovora s Ivom Žeravicom, pomoćnikom predstojnika Ureda državne uprave u Dubrovniku, tijekom kojih je on od Štroka tražio mito da mu sredi papire za otvaranje hotela Bellevue.


Ivo Zeravica began seeking bribes from Strok in the summer of 2006 and did so, together with Antun Kralj, a Dubrovnik construction contractor, three times.


Od Štroka je Ivo Žeravica počeo tražiti mito u ljeto 2006. i to je, zajedno s Antunom Kraljem, dubrovačkim građevinskim poduzetnikom, činio tri puta.


After they sought bribes from him three times and when he saw where things were headed, Strok consulted with his associates, and spoke in person with William Montgomery.


Nakon što su od njega tri puta tražili mito i nakon što je vidio kako se stvari odvijaju, Štrok se posavjetovao sa svojim suradnicima, a posebno je nasamo razgovarao s Williamom Montgomeryjem.


After consulting with Montgomery, Strok decided on his own initiative to record a conversation with Ivo Zeravica in which he was asked for bribe money.


Nakon konzultacija s Montgomeryjem, Štrok je samoinicijativno odlučio snimiti razgovor s Ivom Žeravicom u kojem je on od njega tražio mito.


A recording of the conversation was taken by Montgomery and Strok to Ivan Jarnjak, then president of Parliamentary Committee for Interior Policy and National Security and HDZ Secretary General.


Snimku tog razgovora Montgomery i Štrok odnijeli su Ivanu Jarnjaku, tadašnjem predsjedniku saborskog Odbora za unutarnju politiku i nacionalnu sigurnost i glavnom tajniku HDZ-a.


When Jarnjak heard the recording he immediately secured an official vehicle and driver that took his guests to USKOK headquarters.


Kad je Jarnjak čuo snimku tog razgovora, odmah je osigurao službeni automobil i vozača koji je njegove goste odvezao u Uskok.


And so USKOK's operation Five Stars was formally initiated by Ivan Jarnjak.


Tako je Uskokovu akciju “pet zvjezdica“ formalno inicirao Ivan Jarnjak.


It was he in fact that moved quickly to launch USKOK's hunt of persons that are practically a part of the local Dubrovnik government where his HDZ party is in power, and which have business and interest connections at other levels with his party colleagues from the HDZ leadership and from Government.


On je zapravo hitno inicirao Uskokov lov na osobe koje su praktično dio lokalne dubrovačke vlasti koju drži njegova stranka HDZ, te koje su na drugim razinama poslovno i interesno umrežene s nekim njegovim stranačkim kolegama iz vrha HDZ-a i Vlade.


By all accounts the meeting with Jarnjak was organised, set up and planned by William Montgomery.


Po svemu sudeći, sastanak s Jarnjakom organizirao je, dogovorio i isplanirao William Montgomery.


He most likely decided to make the move because he knew very well that Zeravica, Kralj and Butijer were only the local players of a much more influential construction lobby.


On se na taj potez najvjerojatnije odlučio jer je dobro znao da su Žeravica, Kralj i Butijer samo lokalni eksponenti puno utjecajnijeg građevinskog lobija.


Butijer and Kralj are co-owners of the Dubrovacka investicijska grupa (Dubrovnik Investment Group) company, and are, together with Petar Dukan, the largest stakeholder in IGH, the most influential construction, architecture and urban development group in Croatia, whose stock is also owned by Marina Matulovic-Dropulic, Minister of Environment Protection, Physical Planning and Construction.


Butijer i Kralj suvlasnici su Dubrovačke investicijske grupe, zajedno s Petrom Đukanom, najkrupnijim dioničarom IGH, najutjecajnije građevinsko-projektantsko-urbanističke grupacije u Hrvatskoj, čije dionice ima i Marina Matulović-Dropulić, ministrica zaštite okoliša, prostornog uređenje i graditeljstva.


And while Dukan has no formal ties with the dishonourable doings of Butijer and Kralj, their business relationship lead one to think that they might enjoy the protection of some influential HDZ members.


Iako Đukan formalno nema nikakve veze s tim nečasnim radnjama Butijera i Kralja, njihova poslovna povezanost navodi na pomisao da bi oni mogli imati zaštitu dijela utjecajnih članova HDZ-a.


That is probably the reason that Strok and Montgomery decided to visit Jarnjak and face him with the compromising recording of persons that some of his party colleagues might try to protect.


Najvjerojatnije su upravo zato Štrok i Montgomery odlučili posjetiti Jarnjaka i suočiti ga s kompromitantnim snimkama osoba koje bi možda pokušale zaštititi neke njegove stranačke kolege.


By the move they laid the groundwork for a speedy action on the part of USKOK without any possible political interventions.


Tim potezom osigurali su uvjete za žurnu akciju Uskoka bez ikakvih mogućih političkih intervencija.


USKOK officials did not hesitate for a moment to launch a secret investigation that no one in Dubrovnik was informed of.


Dužnosnici Uskoka nimalo nisu oklijevali i otvorili su tajnu istragu o kojoj nikoga u Dubrovniku nisu informirali.


The protagonists of the affair were put under secret surveillance.


Protagoniste afere stavili su pod tajni nadzor.


Among other measures, their phones were tapped over a lengthy period of time.


Među ostalim, prisluškivali su im sve telefonske razgovore duže vrijeme.


Ivo Zeravica, the assistant head of the State Administration Office in Dubrovnik, was recorded by USKOK investigators from three cameras in different positions as he sought a bribe in Dubrovnik from well known hotelier Goran Strok to help him get the papers needed to open the Hotel Bellevue, and that is not the only recording that deeply implicates and compromises him in Dubrovnik's Five Stars corruption scandal.


Ivu Žeravicu, pomoćnika predstojnika Ureda državne uprave u Dubrovniku, istražitelji Uskoka s tri različito pozicionirane kamere snimili su kako u Dubrovniku od poznatog hotelijera Gorana Štroka traži mito kako bi mu pomogao srediti sve potrebne papire za otvaranje hotela Bellevue, a to nije jedina snimka koja ga u dubrovačkoj korupcionaškoj aferi “pet zvjezdica“ vrlo teško optužuje i kompromitira.


Antun Kralj, the owner of the Konel construction company and the second protagonist in this corruption affair has been recorded by USKOK, among other things, as he spoke over the phone with a Dubrovnik judge and instructed him to alter a ruling in a court case related to a construction project, as the ruling did not suit Kralj.


Antuna Kralja, vlasnika građevinske tvrtke Konel i drugog protagonista te korupcionaške afere, Uskok je, među ostalim, snimio kako telefonom razgovara s jednim dubrovačkim sucem i instruira ga da promijeniti jednu svoju odluku u sudskom predmetu vezanom uz jedan građevinski projekt, jer Kralju ta odluka nije odgovarala.


Monitoring the development of the situation, USKOK has learned that the judge subsequently altered the ruling.


Prateći razvoj situacije, Uskok je došao do saznanja da je taj sudac naknadno doista promijenio tu svoju odluku.


This and other information that USKOK has collected in secret surveillance of the protagonists of the Five Stars corruption affair, has led USKOK investigators to the conclusion that Zeravica and Kralj are just a small part of a well-oiled corruption lobby that has close personal ties, and probably interest links, with the local justice department and police.


Ta i ostale informacije, koje je Uskok prikupio tajno nadzirući protagoniste korupcionaške afere “pet zvjezdica“, istražitelje Uskoka dovele su do zaključka da su Žeravica i Kralj tek mali dio dobro uhodanog korumpiranog lobija koji je vrlo blisko osobno, a najvjerojatnije i interesno povezan i s lokalnim pravosudnim i policijskim krugovima.


USKOK has also recorded telephone conversations between Antun Kralj and a colleague of his responsible for issuing occupational permits, among others for the Hotel Bellevue.


Uskok je snimio i telefonske razgovore između Antuna Kralja i njegove kolegice koja je zadužena za izdavanje uporabnih dozvola, među ostalim i za hotel Bellevue.


Kralj spoke with her about how Strok does not stand a chance of getting the papers until he pays.


Kralj je s njom razgovarao o tome kako Štrok nema šanse dobiti sve papire dok ne plati.


In the end she twice submitted entirely different objections during technical inspections of Strok's Hotel Bellevue, on account of which he could not secure the occupational permit.


Ona je na kraju dvaput davala posve različite primjedbe prilikom tehničkih pregleda Štrokova hotela Bellevue, zbog kojih on nije mogao dobiti uporabnu dozvolu.


All of this information has led USKOK officials to conclude that the chain of corrupt persons embroiled in the affair could be wider and by all accounts also includes some local judges and police officers, and that the problems faced by Goran Strok are just a drop in a sea of crime directed by local officials and business people.


Te su informacije navele dužnosnike Uskoka i na zaključak da bi lanac korumpiranih osoba u toj aferi mogao biti širi i po svemu sudeći obuhvaća i neke lokalne suce i policajce, te da su problemi Gorana Štroka tek kap u moru kriminala u režiji lokalnih dužnosnika i poduzetnika.


USKOK investigators were particularly shocked when they learned that Antun Kralj was given privileged treatment after been taken into custody by the Cavtat police.


Istražitelji Uskoka posebno su se šokirali i kad su doznali da je Antun Kralj nakon privođenja u cavtatsku policiju ondje imao privilegirani tretman.


The local police did not detain Kralj in a cell, but rather transferred him to Split detention and kept him in the offices of the local police chiefs who treated him to a bottle of wine, to make his stay at the police as comfortable as possible.


Lokalni policajci nisu Kralja pritvorili u ćeliju, nego su ga do prebacivanja u splitski pritvor držali u uredskim prostorijama policijskih šefova koji su ga počastili i bocom vina, da mu boravak u policiji ne bude odveć neugodan.


The episode was the best confirmation for USKOK officials that they were in the right to not informed absolutely anyone in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County area of operation Five Stars, but had rather moved the entire operation to Split.


Ta epizoda bila je dužnosnicima Uskoka najbolja potvrda da nimalo nisu pogriješili što o akciji “pet zvjezdica“ nisu informirali apsolutno nikoga na području Dubrovačko-neretvanske županije, nego su cijeli postupak prebacili u Split.


Ivo Zeravica and Antun Kralj began demanding bribes of Goran Strok in order to secure him the issue of occupational permits for the Hotel Bellevue.


Od Gorana Štroka su Ivo Žeravica i Antun Kralj počeli tražiti mito kako bi mu osigurali izdavanje uporabne dozvole za hotel Bellevue.


The first time round they asked for 120 thousand euro.


Prvi put tražili su 120 tisuća eura.


As the investor in the renovation of the hotel, Strok had secured location and construction permits, but made some deviations from them during the actual construction.


Štrok je kao investitor u obnovu tog hotela bio ishodio lokacijsku i građevinsku dozvolu, ali je prilikom izvođenja radova od njih jednim dijelom odstupio.


Strok ordered the contractors to built a panoramic elevator, and to have a part of the storage area turned into a dozen new rooms because a view of the sea had opened up in that part of the hotel after some porous rock had caved in.


Štrok je dao nalog izvođačima radova da izgrade panoramski lift, te da se dio skladišta pretvori u desetak novih soba, jer se nakon urušavanja jedne porozne stijene na tom dijelu hotela otvarao pogled na more.


There were some other deviations of which Strok knew nothing.


Bilo je i još nekih odstupanja za koja Štrok nije ni znao.


The fire escape doors, for example, had ordinary handles on them, and should have had transverse handles across their entire width that open when leaned on.


Primjerice, protupožarna vrata na sebi su imala običnu bravu, a trebala su imati poprečnu širinom cijelih vrata, koja se otvara na naslon tijela.


There were also problems concerning the separation of fire escape sections of the hotel, some minor defects in individual rooms, such as the lack of wheelchair ramps giving disabled persons access to balconies, and the height of the ceilings in the food preparation area, the kitchen and pastry shop were less that required by law.


Bilo je problema oko razdvajanja protupožarnih sektora u hotelu, manjih nedostataka u pojedinim sobama, poput nedostatka rampe za izlazak invalida na balkon, a i visine stropova u pripremnici hrane, kuhinji i slastičarnici bile su manje od propisanih.


The sum of 120 thousand euro, initially requested of Strok, was increased to 200 thousand euro after the first technical inspection, made in November of 2006.


Iznos od 120 tisuća eura, koliko su prvotno tražili od Štroka, povećao se na 200 tisuća eura nakon prvog tehničkog pregleda, koji je napravljen u studenome 2006.


Strok's associates thought it strange that the woman who had carried out the inspection had not given unambiguous objections to the height of the ceilings, but did not complain too much as they were themselves aware that they had made violations in the works and accepted the other objections as founded.


Štrokovim suradnicima činilo se čudnim to što žena koja je radila taj pregled nije dala jednoznačne primjedbe o visini stropova, ali nisu se previše bunili, jer su i sami bili svjesni da su napravili prekoračenja u radovima, te su ostale primjedbe prihvatili kao utemeljene.


They were given a deadline of 90 days to fix the faults.


Ostavljen im je rok od 90 dana za otklanjanje nedostataka.


They resolved about 90 percent of the deficiencies within that deadline.


U tom roku sanirali su oko 90 posto primjedbi.


Strok told USKOK investigators that Kralj and Zeravica had, both directly and indirectly, reassured him that it could be taken care of without any problems, because the changes were outside of what was allowed by the location and construction permits, but within what was permitted by the existing GUP (municipal zoning plan). Strok told USKOK investigators that they told him that it would be resolved by issuing him new location and construction permits, adjusted to the construction work that had been carried out.


Štrok je istražiteljima Uskoka ispričao da su ga Kralj i Žeravica, što izravno, što posredno, uvjeravali da će se to moći riješiti bez problema, jer su te preinake bile izvan onoga što mu je bilo dopušteno lokacijskom i građevinskom dozvolom, ali unutar onoga što je dopuštao postojeći GUP. Štrok je istražiteljima Uskoka ispričao da su mu oni rekli da će se to riješiti tako što će mu se dati nova lokacijska i građevinska dozvola, prilagođena poduzetim zahvatima.


Immediately following the first technical inspection Strok got into the first arguments with Zeravica and Kralj.


Štrok je odmah nakon prvog tehničkog pregleda ušao u prve polemike sa Žeravicom i Kraljem.


This happened when Zeravica told him that the bribe had grown from 120 to 200 thousand euro.


To se dogodilo kad mu je Žeravica rekao da se cijena mita povećala sa 120 na 200 tisuća eura.


Zeravica then told Strok that the price had gone up because Strok had not paid 60 thousand euro for the issue of papers for the renovation of the Dubrovnik Palace hotel to Stijepo Butijer, who is responsible for urbanism at Dubrovnik City Hall, is a long-time member of the Croatian Physical Planning Council, and is the owner of a group of companies called Alfaplan.


Žeravica je Štroku tada ispričao da je cijena porasla zato što Štrok za izdavanje papira za obnovu hotela Dubrovnik Palace nije platio 60 tisuća eura Stijepi Butijeru, članu dubrovačkog gradskog poglavarstva zaduženom za urbanizam, dugogodišnjem članu Savjeta za prostorno planiranje Hrvatske i vlasniku niza tvrtki pod nazivom Alfaplan.


Butijer is a close business associate of Kralj's and they are co-owners of the company Dubrovnik Investment Group (DIG).


Butijer je inače Kraljev blizak poslovni suradnik, a s njim je i suvlasnik tvrtke Dubrovačka investicijska grupa (DIG).


Butijer is in Dubrovnik considered to be the most influential éminence grise in the department that issues location, construction and occupational permits.


Butijera u Dubrovniku inače smatraju najutjecajnijom sivom eminencijom odjela koji se bavi izdavanjem lokacijskih, građevinskih i uporabnih dozvola.


Strok was very flustered by the increased bribe, going so far as to call Butijer to hear an explanation of why he should pay the money, especially as there had been no problems around the renovation of the Dubrovnik Palace, nor had anyone sought bribes from him before.


Štroka je povećavanje mita jako uzrujalo, pa je čak nazvao Butijera da mu objasni zašto bi mu trebao platiti taj novac, posebice jer oko obnove hotela Dubrovnik Palace nije bilo nikakvih problema, niti je itko prije od njega tražio mito.


They requested a bribe of Strok once again, which coincided about the time of the second technical inspection of the hotel in April of 2007.


Od Štroka su još jednom tražili mito, što se vremenski otprilike podudaralo s drugim tehničkim pregledom hotela u travnju 2007.


As Strok did not pay the requested sum the hotel did not pass the second inspection.


Kako Štrok nije platio traženi iznos, hotel nije prošao na drugom pregledu.


There were real reasons for the decision, but Tajana Pendo that time gave some other objections she had not even mentioned in the first technical inspection.


Bilo je za takvu odluku i realnih razloga, ali je Tajana Pendo tom prilikom iznijela i neke druge primjedbe, koje uopće nije spominjala pri prvom tehničkom pregledu.


For Strok it all indicated that she was in collusion and very well coordinated with Zeravica, Kralj and Butijer.


Štroka je sve upućivalo na to da je ona u dosluhu i vrlo koordinirana sa Žeravicom, Kraljem i Butijerom.


Kralj and Zeravica were arrested in late December and the Five Stars affair found its way into the public spotlight.


Kralj i Žeravica uhićeni su potkraj prosinca i afera “pet zvjezdica“ dospjela je u žarište zanimanja javnosti.


After their arrests it was learned that an internal investigation had been carried out of Zeravica last year for serious violations of official duties.


Nakon njihova uhićenja doznalo se i da je protiv Žeravice prošle godine vođena interna istraga zbog teške povrede službene dužnosti.


The report was filed by Baldo Pusic, the head of the State Administration Office, after several memos from the construction ministry concerning irregularities in the issue of location permits.


Prijavu je podnio predstojnik ureda Državne uprave Baldo Pušić nakon nekoliko dopisa Ministarstva graditeljstva zbog nepravilnosti pri izdavanju lokacijskih dozvola.


Antun Kralj is the founder and owner of the Konel Compnay, which he leads with his sons.


Antun Kralj vlasnik je i osnivač tvrtke Konel, koju vodi sa sinovima.


The growth of the company is based on numerous contracts in the renovation and the construction in the Dubrovnik hotel resorts sector, but also on large-scale infrastructure projects in Dubrovnik and the surrounding area.


Rast te tvrtke temelji se na brojnim poslovima u sektoru obnove i izgradnje dubrovačkih hotelskih kompleksa, ali i na velikim infrastrukturnim projektima u Dubrovniku i okolici.


This pertains especially to Cavtat, where Konel built the canalisation system and the pier.


To se osobito odnosi na Cavtat, gdje je Konel gradio kanalizacijski sustav i lučko pristanište.


It is suspected that Kralj's company won the contracts with the help of Luka Korda, head of the Municipality of Konavle, with whom Kralj is alleged to be very close with.


Sumnja se kako je Kraljeva tvrtka te poslove dobila uz pomoć Luke Korde, načelnika općine Konavle, kojemu je Kralj navodno vrlo blizak.


Kralj's Konel, IGH, Butijer's Alfaplan, PGM Ragusa and Bilina set up the Dubrovnik Investment Group (DIG), a financial conglomerate whose bids have already appeared at several tenders for the purchase of Dubrovnik hotels.


Kraljev Konel, IGH, Butijerova tvrtka Alfaplan, PGM Ragusa i Bilina osnovali su Dubrovačku investicijsku grupu DIG, financijski konglomerat čije su se ponude pojavile na već nekoliko natječaja za kupnju dubrovačkih hotela.


It is said that the business success of Kralj's Konel lies partly in the fact that Kralj and Zeravica would secure the investors with a speedy resolution of the requests for construction and location permits, and in return the investor would take on Konel as the project contractor, often at twice the market price.


Tvrdi se da je tajna poslovnog uspjeha Kraljeva Konela djelomice i u tome što bi Kralj i Žeravica investitorima omogućili brzo rješavanje zahtjeva za građevinsku i lokacijsku dozvolu, a zauzvrat bi investitor kao izvođača radova na projektu uzeo Konel, nerijetko i po dvostruko većoj cijeni od tržišne.


The extra price paid to Konel allegedly included the bribe money.


U tom višku cijene, koju se plaćalo Konelu, navodno se skrivao mito.


Considering the high prices of real estate in Dubrovnik investors were often inclined to pay the requested bribe rather than wait upwards of three years while the issue of construction permits was resolved through the usual channels.


S obzirom na visoku cijenu nekretnina u Dubrovniku investitori su često bili skloniji platiti traženi mito nego čekati i po tri godine dok se pitanje građevinske dozvole riješi redovnim kanalima.


Kralj is alleged to have used this to blackmail numerous private construction investors in the Dubrovnik area, and the targets of his extortion were allegedly also large tourism firms like Valamar.


Kralj je na taj način navodno ucjenjivao brojne privatne građevinske investitore na području Dubrovnika, a navodno su meta njegovih ucjena bile i velike turističke tvrtke poput Valamara.


On the other hand, all of the projects in which Konel was the contractor went without difficulties, and permits were issued to them in record speed.


S druge strane, svi projekti na kojima je Konel izvođač radova teku bez ikakvih problema, a dozvole im bivaju izdane u rekordnom roku.


That is why USKOK also began investigating some other construction projects in the Dubrovnik area that are politically very embarrassing for the local HDZ government.


Zato je Uskok počeo istraživati i neke druge građevinske projekte na području Dubrovnika, koji su politički izrazito neugodni za lokalnu HDZ-ovu vlast.


These projects indicate that the law was broken in Dubrovnik to suit individual construction investors who were willing to bribe some local HDZ officials.


Ti projekti sugeriraju da se zakon u Dubrovniku kršio onako kako je to odgovaralo pojedinim građevinskim investitorima, koji su bili spremni potkupiti neke lokalne HDZ-ove dužnosnike.


USKOK objected to the decision to release Kralj and Zeravica from police custody halfway through last week because one of their witnesses had not given testimony to the investigating judge when the ruling as adopted.


Kad su Kralj i Žeravica sredinom prošlog tjedna pušteni iz pritvora, Uskok se na takvu odluku žalio, jer kod istražnog suca u vrijeme donošenja te odluke još nije svoj iskaz dao jedan njihov svjedok.


That could easily be well-known Dubrovnik architect Vlaho Alamat, who worked with Kralj on a construction project in Dubrovnik's Lapad quarter.


To bio lako mogao biti poznati dubrovački arhitekt Vlaho Alamat, koji je surađivao s Kraljem na jednom građevinskom projektu u dubrovačkoj četvrti Lapad.


Alamat and Kralj did not sign a contract; in question was a verbal agreement.


Alamat i Kralj nisu potpisali ugovor, nego se radilo o usmenom dogovoru.


In the end Kralj pushed Alamat out of the project and took on a Zagreb architectural firm to complete the construction, even though he had no right to do so as all of the official documentation and permits cited Vlaho Alamat as the designer.


Na kraju je Kralj izgurao Alamata iz projekta a za dovršetak gradnje angažirao je jedan zagrebački arhitektonski biro, iako na to nije imao pravo jer je u svim službenim spisima i dozvolama kao projektant bio naveden Vlaho Alamat.


The building was, nevertheless, issued an occupational permit, even though the building deviated from the construction permit in several elements.


Objektu je ipak odobrena uporabna dozvola, iako je zgrada imala više odstupanja od građevinske dozvole.


The same violation saw no issue of a location permit to Goran Strok's Hotel Bellevue.


Zbog istog je prekršaja uskraćena lokacijska dozvola hotelu Bellevue Gorana Štroka.


The technical inspection of both buildings was carried out by Tajana Pendo.


Tehnički pregled obaju objekata obavila je Tajana Pendo.


Alamat visited Strok before he decided to call USKOK and told him what had taken place.


Alamat je posjetio Štroka prije nego što se ovaj odlučio javiti Uskoku i ispričao mu što mu se dogodilo.


When USKOK got into the picture Alamat gave his deposition to the investigators.


Kad je poslije Uskok ušao u cijelu priču, Alamat je istražiteljima također dao iskaz.


As he was very close with Kralj and had worked with him on other projects, he was probably a precious source of information for USKOK. If he is the witness who has yet to give testimony, USKOK is justified in its concern that Zeravica and Kralj could influence his testimony.


Kako je on bio vrlo blizak s Kraljem i s njim surađivao i na drugim projektima, vjerojatno je mogao biti dragocjen izvor informacija Uskoku. Ako je on svjedok koji još nije dao iskaz, Uskok se s pravom boji da bi Žeravica i Kralj mogli utjecati na njegov iskaz sa slobode.


Nacional has tried to get into contact with Goran Strok, William Montgomery and Vlaho Alamat, but they have decided to remain unavailable for any comment in connection to the affair.


Nacional je pokušao stupiti u kontakt s Goranom Štrokom, Williamom Montgomeryjem i Vlahom Alamatom, ali su oni odlučili ostati nedostupni za bilo kakav komentar vezan uz tu aferu.


Conversation with a judge USKOK recorded a telephone conversation in which Antun Kralj persuaded a Dubrovnik judge to alter his ruling in a case related to a construction project.


Razgovor sa sucem Antuna Kralja Uskok je snimio kako preko telefona nagovara jednog dubrovačkog suca da promijeni svoju odluku u predmetu vezanom uz jedan građevinski projekt.


Monitoring the development of the situation USKOK learned that the judge did in fact subsequently alter the ruling.


Conflict within the HDZ William Montgomery knew that Kralj and Zeravica were only local players in a much wider construction lobby, connected to the ruling party.


Sukob unutar HDZ-a William Montgomery znao je da su Kralj i Žeravica samo lokalni eksponenti puno šireg građevinskog lobija, povezanog s vladajućom strankom.


That is why he led Strok and the recording of the extortion to HDZ Secretary General Jarnjak, who initiated the USKOK operation.


Stoga je Štroka sa snimkom ucjene odveo glavnom tajniku HDZ-a Jarnjaku, koji je tako postao inicijator akcije Uskoka.


How Kralj built an empire Antun Kralj is the founder and owner of the Konel Company, which he leads with his sons.


Kako je Kralj stvorio carstvo Antun Kralj vlasnik je i osnivač tvrtke Konel, koju vodi sa sinovima.


The growth of the company is based on numerous contracts in the renovation and the construction of Dubrovnik hotel resorts sector, but also on large-scale infrastructure projects in Dubrovnik and the surrounding area.


The secret behind the business success of Kralj's Konel lies partly in the fact that Kralj and Zeravica would secure the investors with a speedy resolution of the requests for construction and location permits, and in return the investor would take on Konel as the project contractor, often at twice the market price.


Tajna poslovnog uspjeha Kraljeva Konela djelomice je i u tome što bi Kralj i Žeravica investitorima omogućili brzo rješavanje zahtjeva za građevinsku i lokacijsku dozvolu, a zauzvrat bi investitor kao izvođača radova na projektu uzeo Konel, nerijetko i po dvostruko većoj cijeni od tržišne.


The Croatian port of Omisalj could soon become the hub of the oil trade in the western Mediterranean, and the chief partner to the Croatian firm Janaf in the project will probably be the Russian state-owned oil company Gazprom Neft.


Hrvatska luka Omišalj uskoro bi trebala postati središte trgovine naftom na zapadnom dijelu Mediterana, a glavni partner hrvatskoj kompaniji Janaf u tom projektu vjerojatno će biti ruska državna naftna kompanija Gazprom Neft.


The two companies have launched talks on the formation of an Adriatic spot market, a kind of oil exchange, where international buyers will be able to take delivery of oil immediately after a transaction is closed and transport it to their destination of choice.


Te dvije kompanije započele su razgovore o formiranju Adriatic spot marketa, svojevrsne naftne burze, gdje će međunarodni kupci moći odmah nakon završetka transakcije preuzeti naftu i transportirati je na željeno mjesto.


The key to the successful functioning of this kind of market is constant access to merchandise, i.e. reliable supply.


Ključ za uspješno funkcioniranje takvog tržišta je konstantan pristup robe, odnosno pouzdana opskrba.


And that is what Gazprom Neft should secure.


Upravo to bi trebao osigurati Gazprom Neft.


And while every spot market, including this one, is conceived as a place where the goods of various sellers from various sources is sold, it is not hard to conclude that the arrival of Gazprom Neft would see it take the lead role in the supply of oil to the market.


Iako je svako spot tržište, pa tako i ovo, zamišljeno kao mjesto gdje će se prodavati roba različitih ponuđača i iz različitih izvora, nije teško zaključiti da bi dolaskom Gazprom Nefta upravo ta kompanija preuzela glavnu ulogu u opskrbi tržišta naftom.


A project of this kind, based on the collaboration of Janaf and the Russian state-owned company, is a continuation of sorts of the never realised DruzbAdria project, which would have seen Omisalj become one of the main Mediterranean ports for the export of Russian oil.


Takav projekt, temeljen na suradnji Janafa i ruske državne kompanije, predstavlja i svojevrsni nastavak nikad realiziranog projekta DružbAdria, na temelju kojeg je Omišalj trebao postati jedna od glavnih izvoznih luka za rusku naftu na Sredozemlju.


Nevertheless, while the DruzbAdria project would have seen Omisalj reduced to a loading port, with meagre transit earnings, the formation of a spot market could prove to be an important factor in the economic development of the entire Rijeka-Primorje County area.


Ipak, dok je u projektu DružbAdria Omišalj trebao biti sveden samo na razinu prekrcajne luke, uz skromne tranzitne prihode, formiranje spot tržišta moglo bi se pokazati kao važan faktor u gospodarskom razvoju cijele Riječko-primorske županije.


All of the trade that would take place in Omisalj would be subject to Croatian laws, including taxation, on the basis of which the local community, and the country as a whole, could earn a solid profit.


Sva trgovina koja bi se odvijala u Omišlju bila bi podložna hrvatskim zakonskim normama, pa tako i poreznim opterećenjima, na temelju kojih bi lokalna zajednica, ali i država mogla ostvariti značajan profit.


On the other hand Croatia would secure a stable supply for the domestic oil market, and the presence of multiple sellers would probably make the price of crude oil significantly lower than it is presently in Croatia.


S druge strane, Hrvatska bi osigurala stabilnu opskrbu domaćeg tržišta naftom, a kroz ponudu više ponuđača vjerojatno bi i sama cijena sirove nafte u Hrvatskoj postala znatno niža nego danas.


And finally, an oil exchange in Omisalj can be considered a strategically important resource because with its establishment Croatia would become a strong player in the supply and transport of oil in all of Southeastern Europe.


U konačnici, naftna burza u Omišlju može se smatrati i strateški važnim resursom jer bi njezinom realizacijom Hrvatska postala jak igrač u opskrbi i transportu nafte u cijeloj jugoistočnoj Europi.


The fact that this kind of project will be set up in Omisalj is not surprising given that this port is one of the best locations of its kind in the entire Mediterranean.


Činjenica da će takav projekt biti realiziran u Omišlju ne začuđuje s obzirom na to da je ta luka jedna od najboljih lokacija takve vrste na cijelom Mediteranu.


Unlike most other ports, namely, Janaf's terminal in Omisalj meets all conditions for the docking of ships in the VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) class, the world's largest oil tankers.


Naime, za razliku od većine drugih luka, Janafov terminal u Omišlju zadovoljava sve uvjete za pristan brodova klase VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), najvećih svjetskih tankera za prijevoz nafte.


These tankers often have a capacity of up to 500 thousand tonnes, which is important to oil traders because the use of ships of this size in the final tally reduces the cost of transporting the oil.


Takvi tankeri često imaju kapacitet i do 500 tisuća tona, a trgovcima naftom to je važno zbog toga jer korištenjem tako velikih brodova u konačnici smanjuju cijenu transporta nafte.


But to dock them requires very deep ports, and protection from winds, and Janaf's terminal meets both requirements.


Ipak, za njihov pristan potrebna je iznimna dubina luke, kao i zaštićenost od vjetrova, a te obje karakteristike Janafov terminal posjeduje.


On the other hand, an Adriatic spot market could not be set up had Janaf not invested heavily in the development of its infrastructure in recent years.


S druge strane, Adriatic spot market ne bi mogao biti ustrojen da Janaf proteklih godina nije intenzivno ulagao u razvoj svoje infrastrukture.


Janaf has already met the basic technical preconditions for the operation of an oil market with the modernisation of its oil pipeline, which is now reversible.


Osnovne tehničke preduvjete za funkcioniranje burze nafte Janaf je već ispunio modernizacijom svog naftovoda, koji je danas reverzibilan.


That means that oil can be transported from Omisalj northwards, but also southbound to Omisalj, which practically secures the Adriatic spot market the option of supply from two different directions.


To znači da se njime nafta može transportirati od Omišlja prema sjeveru, ali i obrnuto, što praktički osigurava Adriatic spot marketu mogućnost opskrbe iz dva različita pravca.


And Janaf has already started building new storage facilities that should double its storage capacity, meaning that the company would have 1.5 million cubic metres of storage space just in Omisalj in a few years time.


Uz to, Janaf je već počeo s gradnjom novih spremnika kojima bi trebao udvostručiti svoje skladišne kapacitete, pa bi samo u Omišlju kompanija kroz nekoliko godina trebala raspolagati s 1,5 milijuna prostornih metara skladišta.


Janaf received most of the necessary funds, through recapitalisation, from the Croatian Agency for Mandatory Oil and Oil Derivatives Reserves (HANDA).


Najveći dio potrebnih sredstava Janaf je dobio, putem dokapitalizacije, od Hrvatske agencije za obvezne zalihe nafte i naftnih derivata (HANDA).


This created the technical conditions for the realisation of the project, and if a deal is achieved on the entry of Gazprom Neft into the project, the top people at Janaf have only to arrange the arrival of the world's major oil traders such as Glencore, Vitol, Bunvor and Litasco.


Tako su stvoreni tehnički uvjeti za realizaciju projekta, a ako bude postignut dogovor o ulasku Gazprom Nefta u projekt, čelnicima Janafa ostaje samo da dogovore dolazak velikih svjetskih kompanija za trgovinu naftom, kao što su Glencore, Vitol, Bunvor ili Litasco.


But, even though this is first and foremost a business venture, setting up an oil exchange in Omisalj will be difficult without a bilateral agreement between Croatia and Russia.


Ipak, iako se radi prije svega o poslovnom projektu, do stvaranja naftne burze u Omišlju teško bi moglo doći bez dogovora na međudržavnoj razini između Hrvatske i Rusije.


Besides, Janaf is in majority state ownership, and Gazprom Neft is the oil subsidiary of the Russian state-owned natural gas giant Gazprom, so that it is quite clear that the companies would not launch negotiations without consulting their owners.


Uostalom, Janaf je u većinskom vlasništvu države, a Gazprom Neft je naftna podružnica ruskog državnog plinskog diva Gazproma, pa je posve jasno da kompanije ne bi započele pregovore bez konzultacija sa svojim vlasnicima.


In that context it is clear why Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec has over the past year publicly stated that the DruzbAdria project could be revived.


U tom kontekstu jasno je zašto je potpredsjednik Vlade Damir Polančec u proteklih godinu dana više puta u javnosti spominjao mogućnost reaktualizacije projekta DružbAdria.


The project was conceived back in the time of the coalition government led by Ivica Racan, when a bilateral agreement was even signed on an oil pipeline that would link the Russian city of Samara with Omisalj.


Taj projekt osmišljen je još za vrijeme koalicijske vlade Ivice Račana, kad je čak potpisan i međudržavni sporazum o naftovodu koji bi povezivao ruski grad Samaru i Omišalj.


It was on the basis of that agreement that Janaf's oil pipeline was integrated with the transport systems of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Hungary and Slovakia, so that Russian oil could be delivered to the island of Krk and loaded on tankers there.


Na temelju tog sporazuma Janafov naftovod bio bi integriran s transportnim sustavima Rusije, Ukrajine, Bjelorusije, Mađarske i Slovačke, kako bi ruska nafta bila dopremljena do Krka i tamo prekrcana na tankere.


The oil pipeline's initial capacity was to have been five million tonnes a year, and grow over time to a maximum capacity of 15 million.


Kapacitet naftovoda u startu je trebao biti pet milijuna tona godišnje, a s vremenom narasti na maksimalnih 15 milijuna.


The project met very quickly with a negative public reaction.


Projekt je vrlo brzo izazvao negativne reakcije javnosti.


The project was criticised for offering low profitability, and the fact that greater tanker traffic increased the possibility of an accident and ensuing ecological catastrophe.


Projektu se zamjerala slaba profitabilnost, ali i činjenica da bi se zbog povećanog tankerskog prometa povećala mogućnost havarije i ekološke katastrofe.


The issue of ballast waters was characterised as a particular problem.


Kao poseban problem okaraktrizirano je bilo pitanje balastnih voda.


In order to ensure safe sailing and to maintain stability when not carrying a cargo, oil tankers have to fill some of their storage compartments with water, which they discharge when they come into the harbour where they take on cargo.


Da bi plovili sigurno i održali stabilnost kad nemaju tereta, naftni tankeri dio svojih spremnika moraju napuniti vodom, koju ispuštaju kad stignu u luku gdje preuzimaju teret.


Considering that the ballast water is often from the other side of the world, it contains microorganisms that do not exist in the Adriatic Sea, and which could lead to the destruction of indigenous submarine flora and fauna.


S obzirom na to da je balastna voda često s drugog kraja svijeta, u njoj se nalaze i mikroorganizmi kojih nema u Jadranskom moru, a koji mogu izazvati uništenje autohtone podvodne flore i faune.


Environmentalists, who lead the protests against DruzbAdria, insisted that the quantity of ballast waters from Russian tankers would be devastating to the waters of Kvarner Bay, the Church also came out officially against the project on several occasions, while among politicians the chief opponent of DruzbAdria project was the future Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor.


Ekološke udruge, predvodnici prosvjeda protiv DružbAdrije, tvrdile su kako bi količina balastnih voda iz ruskih tankera bila pogubna za podmorje Kvarnerskog zaljeva, protiv projekta više se puta službeno odredila i Crkva, a među političarima glavna protivnica DružbAdrije bila je buduća hrvatska premijerka Jadranka Kosor.


With the accession of the HDZ to power in 2003 the project was shut down, and two years later Croatia announced officially that it was backing out of the project.


Dolaskom HDZ-a na vlast 2003. godine projekt je zaustavljen, a dvije godine poslije Hrvatska je i službeno objavila kako od njega odustaje.


Nevertheless, just a few years later, the opinion was again present in Government that the project could be useful to Croatia.


Ipak, već koju godinu poslije, u Vladi je ponovo formirano mišljenje kako bi taj projekt mogao biti koristan Hrvatskoj.


On the other hand, the interest of the Russians was still present, but in a much smaller measure than was once the case.


S druge strane, interes Rusije i dalje je bio prisutan, ali u znatno manjoj mjeri nego što je to nekoć bio slučaj.


The reason was in the fact that the situation had changed significantly between 2003 and 2006.


Razlog tome bio je u činjenici da su se okolnosti znatno promijenile između 2003. i 2006 godine.


Russia had been interested in Omisalj as a port of export above all because of problems with export from its Black Sea ports on the Mediterranean, and because of the attempts by Turkey to limit the passage of Russian tankers through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles.


Rusija je za Omišalj kao izvoznu luku bila zainteresirana prije svega zbog problema u izvozu iz svojih crnomorskih luka na Mediteran, zbog pokušaja Turske da ograniči prolaz ruskih tankera kroz Bospor i Dardanele.


In the meantime, however, Russia has significantly increased the capacity of its export port of Primorsk on the Baltic Sea, and had resolved the problem with Turkey through an agreement on the construction of an oil pipeline between the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Burgas and the Greek coastal city of Alexandroupolis on the Mediterranean Sea.


Ipak, u međuvremenu, Rusija je značajno povećala kapacitete svoje izvozne luke Primorsk na Baltiku, a probleme s Turskom riješila dogovorom gradnje naftovoda između bugarske crnomorske luke Burgas i grčkog obalnog grada Aleksandropolisa na obali Sredozemnog mora.


In that context the interest of the Russians for the revival of the DruzbAdria project has these past years been less than it was at the beginning of the decade.


U tom kontekstu interes Rusije za ponovnu aktualizaciju DružbAdrije proteklih godina bio je manji nego početkom desetljeća.


Members of Croatian Government have, however, spoken on several occasions with top Russian government officials on the subject, and the greatest progress was made in September of last year when Croatia was visited by then Russian Minister of Emergency Situations and a close associate of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Sergey Shoygu.


Ipak, članovi hrvatske vlade više su puta razgovarali s predstavnicima ruskog državnog vrha o toj temi, a najveći napredak napravljen je u rujnu prošle godine kad je Hrvatsku posjetio tamošnji ministar za izvanredna stanja i bliski suradnik ruskog premijera Vladimira Putina Sergej Šojgu.


Croatia then offered the Russians an amended version of the project according to which the oil pipeline would not end in Omisalj, but would rather be extended through Slovenia to Trieste, where it would be connected to the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL), which would transport Russian oil to the distribution systems of Western European countries.


Tada je hrvatska strana Rusima ponudila izmijenjenu verziju projekta, po kojoj naftovod ne bi završavao u Omišlju, nego bi bio produžen kroz Sloveniju do Trsta gdje bi bio spojen na Transalpski naftovod (TAL), koji bi rusku naftu transportirao dalje u distributivne sustave zapadnoeuropskih država.


That plan, however, fell through because Croatia was unable to come to an agreement with Slovenia on the conditions under which a pipeline would be built over its territory.


Ipak, taj plan propao je zbog nemogućnosti Hrvatske da se sa Slovenijom dogovori oko uvjeta gradnje naftovoda preko njezina teritorija.


But with the development of Janaf's infrastructure the option emerged that, instead of as just an export port, Omisalj could become the chief point of the oil trade in the Adriatic.


Ipak, razvojem Janafove infrastrukture pojavila se mogućnost da umjesto obične izvozne luke, Omišalj postane glavni punkt za trgovinu naftom na Jadranu.


A project like this is much more appealing to the Russians than the original version of DruzbAdria, because it allows them to further strengthen their oil dominance of the region.


Takav projekt Rusima je mnogo primamljiviji od originalne verzije DružbAdrije, jer tako mogu dodatno ojačati svoju naftnu dominaciju u regiji.


The closest spot markets for Russian oil, namely, are on the Black Sea, in Odessa and Novorossiysk, so that it is not hard to conclude that by setting up an institution of this kind in Omisalj the Russian oil companies could gain an even larger market share in the Mediterranean.


Naime, najbliža spot tržišta ruske nafte nalaze se na Crnom moru, u Odesi i Novorosijsku, pa nije teško zaključiti kako bi stvaranjem takve institucije u Omišlju ruske naftne kompanije mogle osvojiti još i veći tržišni udjel na mediteranskom tržištu.


Framework negotiations on the participation of Gazprom Neft in this project were held in Moscow back in February, when Damir Polancec was on a two-day meeting of the Croatian-Russian intergovernmental commission.


Okvirni pregovori o sudjelovanju Gazprom Nefta u ovom projektu obavljeni su još u veljači u Moskvi, kad je Damir Polančec boravio na dvodnevnom sastanku Međuvladine hrvatsko- ruske komisije.


That was just the first in a series of such meetings with the goal of hammering out a new long-term contract on the purchase of natural gas from Gazprom, and the possibility of a branch of the major Russian Southern Stream natural gas pipeline passing through Croatia.


To je bio tek prvi u nizu takvih sastanaka, s ciljem dogovaranja novog dugoročnog ugovora o kupnji plina od Gazproma, kao i mogućnosti da kroz Hrvatsku prolazi krak velikog ruskog plinovoda Južni tok.


But it turns out that Gazprom is very interested in taking part in an oil market at Omisalj, and it can be presumed that a final agreement on that project would be the first step in finding a solution concerning natural gas.


Ipak, pokazalo se kako je Gazprom jako zainteresiran za sudjelovanje u tržištu nafte u Omišlju, a može se pretpostaviti kako bi konačni dogovor oko tog projekta bio i prvi korak pri pronalasku rješenja vezanih za plin.


What is more, the Russian interest in the project is so great that they are already quietly announcing that they could initiate the technical increase of their oil pipeline.


Dapače, interes Rusa za taj projekt je toliki da u Janafu već potiho najavljuju kako bi mogli pokrenuti tehničko povećanje kapaciteta svog naftovoda.


The oil pipeline currently transports about 7 million tonnes of oil every year, its top capacity is about 20 million tonnes, and the planned capacity is about 36 million tonnes.


Taj naftovod trenutačno prevozi oko 7 milijuna tona nafte godišnje, maksimalni kapacitet je oko 20 milijuna tona, a projektirani oko 36 milijuna tona.


Word of an increase in capacity clearly indicates that a deal with the Russians would significantly increase the level of exploitation of the pipeline, and thereby of Janaf's earnings.


Najave o povećanju kapaciteta jasno pokazuju kako bi dogovor s Rusima značajno povećao iskorištenost naftovoda, a samim time i Janafove prihode.


But before the project moves into the realisation phase, Janaf will have to find a way to satisfy the demands of environmentalists.


No prije nego što projekt krene u realizaciju, u Janafu će morati naći način kako da zadovolje zahtjeve ekoloških udruga.


And while the legislation has been made significantly more stringent since 2003, the fact is that ballast waters pose the greatest ecological problem.


Iako su se zakonske odredbe značajno pooštrile od 2003., činjenica je da još uvijek najveći ekološki problem predstavljaju balastne vode.


But, according to the information available to Nacional, that problem could be resolved with the construction of a purification plant for these waters.


Ipak, prema informacijama koje ima Nacional, taj problem bi mogao biti riješen gradnjom postrojenja za pročišćavanje takvih voda.


At issue is very expensive technology, and it is assumed that a purification plant of that kind would cost about 55 million euro.


Radi se o vrlo skupoj tehnologiji, pretpostavlja se kako bi takav pročišćivač stajao oko 55 milijuna eura.


Previously, with the low price of oil, an investment like that would have made the entire project unviable, but oil is now much more expensive, and the construction of that kind of facility can be financed from profits.


Nekoć je, zbog niske cijene nafte, takvo ulaganje činilo cijeli projekt neisplativim, ali danas je nafta mnogo skuplja, pa je i gradnju takvog objekta moguće isplatiti iz profita.


That would remove the last obstacle to the construction of this key energy facility in Omisalj.


Tako bi nestala i posljednja prepreka za gradnju ovako važnog energetskog objekta u Omišlju.


Ornitološki rezervat Veliko BlatoThe ornithological reserve Veliko blato, is a shelter for a wide variety of marsh birds, especially during the period of nesting, migration and hibernation.


Ornitološki rezervat Veliko BlatoVeliko blato, pogotovo otkad je zaštićeno kao ornitološki rezervat, predstavlja pravo utočište mnogobrojnih močvarica, naročito u vrijeme njihova gniježđenja, selidbe i zimovanja.


The length of the marsh habitat is about 2 km, with an average width of app. 1.2 km.


Duljina močvarnog staništa je oko 2 km i prosječna širina oko 1,2 km.


The northern part is surrounded by reeds (Phragmites communis), which are especially well-developed in the southeastern part of the reserve.


Sjeverni dio je okružen trskom ( Phragmites communis ), koja je osobito lijepo razvijena na sjeveroistočnom dijelu blata.


Beside reeds, there are some varieties of sedges (Carex sp.), rushes (Juncus acutus, J. conglomeratus, J. maritimus) and other marsh varieties (Scirpus sp., Sparganium erectum, etc.).


Uz trsku ima nekoliko vrsta šeševa ( Carex sp.), sitova ( Juncus acutus, J. conglomeratus, J. maritimus) i drugih močvarnih vrsta ( Scirpus sp., Sparganium erectum i dr.).


The edge of the depression is covered by meadows which are sometimes flooded in the spring and fall. The southern part of the reserve is surrounded by karst terrain sporadically covered with karst-terrain plant varieties (Salvia officinalis, Helychrisum italicum, Euphorbia spinosa, Inula candida, Stachis salviaefolius, etc.).


Uz rub depresije su livade koje povremeno u proljeće i jesen budu poplavljene Južna strana blata je okružena kamenjarom s mjestimično razvijenim kamenjerskim vrstama biljaka ( Salvia officinalis, Helychrisum italicum, Euphorbia spinosa, Inula candida, Stachis salviaefolius i dr.).


The following birds can often be spotted here: black coot (Fulica atra), little grebe (Tachybatus ruficollis), great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), grey heron (Ardea cinerea), white heron(Egretta alba), bittern (Botaurus stellaris), glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), and common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia).


Ovdje se redovito mogu vidjeti crna liska (Fulica atra), mali gnjurac (Tachybatus ruficollis), ćubasti gnjurac (Podiceps cristatus), siva čaplja (Ardea cinerea), bijela čaplja (Egretta alba), bukavac (Botaurus stellaris), ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), patka njorka (Aythya nyroca), bijela zličarka (Platalea leucorodia), a posebnost je gniježđenje patke kreketaljke (Anas strepera), eje livadarke (Circus pygargus), velike ševe (Melanocorypha calandra) koje su ugrožene u europskim razmjerima, a u Hrvatskoj vrlo rijetke i malobrojne gnjezdarice Takvo očuvano močvarno područje je danas prava rijetkost pogotovo zbog sve veće ugroženosti močvarne ornitofaune i nestanka močvarnih biotopa u cijeloj Europi. Među svim tipovima staništa u Europi, močvarna su staništa zasigurno ptičjim svijetom najbogatija i najraznolikija.


What makes the reserve so special is the fact that it is the nesting place of the gadwall (Anas strepera), Montagu’s harrier (Circus pygargus), and calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra), all three endangered Europe-wide, whereas in Croatia they are very rare nesting birds.