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[00:00:15] And while the public has been focused in recent days on the illegal disposal
[00:00:18] of waste in Gospić, Benkovac is also mentioned in the same
[00:00:22] investigation alongside Senj. USKOK
[00:00:24] and that perhaps some other investigators suspect that approximately 11,000 cubic meters
[00:00:26] of shredded plastic are buried at a location near the city.
[00:00:30] According to investigators' suspicions, the waste is covered
[00:00:33] with earth and stone aggregate to make it look like an old
[00:00:36] quarry is being remediated. The same suspects appear in the case,
[00:00:40] the same chain of illegal waste imports that is being investigated
[00:00:43] in Gospić. The Zadar County announced today that the company
[00:00:47] ISOEXCO did not have a permit for waste management. A construction
[00:00:51] permit was issued for the facility for storing raw materials for
[00:00:55] construction stone and not for waste disposal. Due to the
[00:00:58] seriousness of the case, additional water and air analyses are underway,
[00:01:02] and site remediation is also being prepared. The County is demanding that the responsibility
[00:01:05] of all involved be determined and announces continuous monitoring
[00:01:09] of the situation in the
[00:01:10] Benkovac area.
[00:01:14] And concern is growing in the surrounding areas, as well as on
[00:01:17] the islands. The Prefect of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Ivica Lukanović,
[00:01:21] states that the water on the island of Rab is correct and safe for use
[00:01:25] according to current analyses. Although previous analyses
[00:01:28] do not show pollution in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar
[00:01:32] County area, the complexity of the hydrogeological system
[00:01:35] of the karst area requires continuous and long-term
[00:01:38] caution. Lika, Gorski Kotar
[00:01:41] PFAS analysis for Gospić, and Kvarner are connected by underground water systems that
[00:01:43] do not recognize administrative boundaries, which makes it necessary
[00:01:47] to systematically monitor their condition and possible changes. We cannot
[00:01:51] ignore the political dimension
[00:01:53] also done during June of this serious environmental incident. If large quantities
[00:01:56] of waste have been illegally disposed of in the Gospić area
[00:02:00] for years, and the competent institutions did not react
[00:02:03] promptly and effectively, then it is a serious defeat
[00:02:06] of the system, but also of the current government
[00:02:10] which is responsible for its functioning.
[00:02:12] And how endangered is the Gacka
[00:02:15] River? City councilors are concerned. The city of Otočac responds,
[00:02:18] however, that they have formed a commission and have the
[00:02:21] situation under control. And here, we are also concerned
[00:02:25] nadzorom.
[00:02:27] there, but what about all of us who are downstream from the
[00:02:31] dangerous waste? For this reason, we know that
[00:02:33] this whole area is a karst area, and the groundwater
[00:02:37] makes it difficult to know their exact flow directions.
[00:02:41] That is why we are asking for hydrogeological investigations
[00:02:44] to be carried out, i.e., the tracing of these underground
[00:02:48] waters downstream from the dangerous waste, so that we
[00:02:51] can at least know some approximate directions of
[00:02:54] the movement of this pollution and these underground waters.
[00:02:58] We have our own commission
[00:03:00] that was established precisely on the topic of Gacka, the
[00:03:04] protection of Gacka, the preservation of its watercourses. And then
[00:03:07] that board will meet today. Already within 10 days,
[00:03:10] we will have a thematic session. Does that board have any relevant
[00:03:14] information so far? Well, it was established
[00:03:18] on the 37th, and from today,
[00:03:21] it starts with
[00:03:24] those works.
[00:03:26] After yesterday's unsuccessful
[00:03:39] attempt to unite the opposition at the meeting in the Parliament, Most held
[00:03:43] another press conference. MP Troskot claims that the
[00:03:46] case of Lika is an organized bioterrorist act and
[00:03:50] accuses the government of covering up the case. The party initiates
[00:03:53] a procedure for a vote of no confidence in the government
[00:03:57] of the Republic. And we ask the President
[00:04:02] of the State, Mr. Milanović, or the Speaker of the Parliament,
[00:04:06] Mr. Jandroković,
[00:04:09] Therefore, we know very to convene an urgent extraordinary session of the Parliament,
[00:04:11] as they are the only ones who can do so in accordance
[00:04:14] with the legal and constitutional framework of the Republic of Croatia.
[00:04:18] We will seek the recall of the Government of the Republic
[00:04:21] of Croatia for this permitted, organized
[00:04:24] bioterrorist act. August 16th, which is a
[00:04:28] Sunday, at 9:30 AM,
[00:04:32] a protest is being organized in Lika,
[00:04:34] which is actually organized by the leading figures
[00:04:39] These are the so-called of the initial association Gospić without Poison, Mr. Mila Ilić and his
[00:04:43] associates, a protest in Gospić.
[00:04:46] Mario Selak Raspodić from the Drito party has a similar
[00:04:49] view and demands that President Zoran Milanović
[00:04:51] take responsibility and use his
[00:04:54] constitutional powers to convene an extraordinary session of the
[00:04:58] Croatian Parliament due to the ecological crisis. He says
[00:05:02] that at this moment, Croatia does not need a president who
[00:05:05] is horrified by the situation, but one who will also act,
[00:05:09] because so much in our country is not functioning.
[00:05:13] It is clear how institutionally permeated with corruption
[00:05:15] and rot they are.
[00:05:18] However, what we always had, unlike many other countries,
[00:05:21] was precisely the quality of the soil and water
[00:05:24] and the beauty of our country. In a situation where we are
[00:05:28] discovering that not only is this happening, but now more and more
[00:05:31] information is emerging that the story is much wider
[00:05:36] areas such as Varaždin, Benkovac, and who knows where else
[00:05:40] are permanently contaminated, we must draw a line. The
[00:05:44] most important thing is institutional action. What is Zoran
[00:05:47] Milanović doing? I do not have the mechanisms
[00:05:51] in my hands to convene an extraordinary session of the
[00:05:54] Croatian Parliament, and an extraordinary session of the
[00:05:58] Croatian Parliament is the only serious control mechanism
[00:06:01] of this government that can call it to account
[00:06:04] for this. We don't need a president who is appalled.
[00:06:07] We have a division of power because we have a president
[00:06:10] who has direct legitimacy, and we expect him to act.
[00:06:13] As we just heard, on Sunday at 9:30 AM,
[00:06:17] a citizen's protest will be held in Gospić. It is organized
[00:06:21] by the civil initiative Gospić without Poison. We are
[00:06:23] going live to Gospić
[00:06:26] where Mate Ilić is waiting for us. Mr. Ilić, welcome to our
[00:06:29] program. We heard that the water in your area is safe for drinking,
[00:06:33] but given the protest you are preparing, that fact was
[00:06:37] obviously not comforting enough.
[00:06:40] Good day, thank you for inviting me to your show. I greet
[00:06:44] you, your esteemed listeners, viewers, and so on. Well,
[00:06:47] you know, this topic about the water being correct or actually incorrect is
[00:06:51] relative. The fact that it
[00:06:54] is correct today does not mean that it will be correct
[00:06:57] tomorrow, and what irritates us Ličani is this political
[00:07:01] theory of who is upstream and who is downstream.
[00:07:04] I mean, it's so ridiculous that it's unacceptable
[00:07:07] to us, because those who are upstream have
[00:07:10] clean water, but those who are downstream, for example,
[00:07:14] raise livestock, lambs, cattle, and so on, then those upstream
[00:07:17] who have clean water will eat meat from those
[00:07:21] downstream who raise lambs, cattle, and so on, then
[00:07:24] we will all get sick again. I think that division is
[00:07:27] too irresponsible from the people who run this country,
[00:07:31] that's what I would say. And you asked me about the protest,
[00:07:33] if I understood correctly. How many people, according
[00:07:37] to your information, are willing to come out to the protest
[00:07:40] on Sunday? Well, according to my estimate,
[00:07:44] I'll be modest, I expect about 1000 people. My colleagues
[00:07:47] who are working with me on this protest expect many
[00:07:51] more. Now I will be cautious because Ličani were not
[00:07:54] that massively responsive to protests last year,
[00:07:58] but now we know why and how, so I won't open that topic now.
[00:08:02] Well, I expect about a thousand people in any case.
[00:08:05] Before that, on Friday, a session of the environmental
[00:08:09] protection committee will be held in Gospić. In Gospić,
[00:08:12] several initiatives are currently working on this topic. Will
[00:08:16] you act together and will you address your concerns
[00:08:19] to the politicians who are coming to your city
[00:08:22] on Friday? A large number of them are coming.
[00:08:26] Well, you know, if politicians... it's
[00:08:29] hard to address politicians if it's going to be some
[00:08:33] kind of closed meeting. Will we from the initiatives be
[00:08:37] invited? Do they have any understanding for us? I don't
[00:08:40] know. I have to say, I've been struggling with this
[00:08:44] problem for about 18 months, and from politicians, I've
[00:08:48] experienced being called a "terrorist" and similar nonsense. So, I don't know, I'm very
[00:08:52] skeptical about how our politicians will handle all
[00:08:55] of this, who will be accepted there from our initiative,
[00:08:58] who they will invite to those meetings. I really don't
[00:09:02] know. So far, no one has informed me about it or
[00:09:05] invited me to participate in all of this.
[00:09:09] So, the last question, which I actually asked a little
[00:09:13] while ago, is: do you, the numerous associations,
[00:09:16] that is, the numerous citizen initiatives operating
[00:09:20] in the city of Gospić, collaborate? Do you
[00:09:24] consult with each other? Will all of you actually
[00:09:27] participate together in that Sunday protest?
[00:09:31] Well, I'm convinced that
[00:09:33] we will, because regardless of the fact that these are
[00:09:36] called "guests" in our city, we are Lika without poison.
[00:09:40] I think Mr. Trosko made a mistake there. It's not
[00:09:43] "Mr. without poison," it's "Lika without poison." But we all
[00:09:46] have the same goal, and our goal is to get rid of
[00:09:50] this, so to speak, evil poison that has afflicted
[00:09:53] Lika. In that, we are united. We can say, these
[00:09:57] are called this, those are called that. Everyone has their
[00:10:00] own way of acting. Some correspond more, others
[00:10:04] are more for gathering people for these rallies,
[00:10:07] for these protests. But I say, our goal is the same,
[00:10:11] and I am convinced that just as we supported our
[00:10:14] colleagues when they organized a walk in protest, so
[00:10:18] our colleagues will surely support us on Sunday in
[00:10:21] this gathering, in this protest that we are now
[00:10:25] preparing. There is no doubt about that, right? That's
[00:10:28] about it. I dare say, we all have the same goal.
[00:10:32] We are all in the same boat, as I would say.
[00:10:35] I really mean that seriously. Hmm, that's good to hear.
[00:10:39] What is the message you actually want to send on Sunday?
[00:10:43] Well, you know what, my message that I want to send
[00:10:45] is this: I responsibly claim that for these 18
[00:10:49] months, we have only been hindered in our actions
[00:10:52] by politicians, both local especially, and those at the
[00:10:56] state level. And I think it's high time they realize
[00:11:00] that we are truly in a terrible threat,
[00:11:04] and I hope they won't force us to come in thousands
[00:11:07] to Zagreb to block roads, to block railway lines,
[00:11:11] to block everything for them to react. And one more thing,
[00:11:14] if I may say, last year I said, be careful, sometime
[00:11:18] in May last year, I said that I doubt this government
[00:11:21] will do anything to change the situation. It was the
[00:11:25] same last year in August, as it is this year in August,
[00:11:28] I mean, it's high time they seriously take
[00:11:32] this problem into account, because we Ličani are driven
[00:11:35] to the wall. We have nowhere else to go but to fight
[00:11:39] for our Lika, for our families, for our heritage,
[00:11:43] if you will. We are driven to the wall, politicians
[00:11:47] must understand that we have no other choice but
[00:11:50] to fight. Let them understand that, and one more thing I want
[00:11:54] to say, of all politicians, I am glad that Mrs.
[00:11:57] Marija Selak appeared, and Mr. Troskot.
[00:12:01] These are people who supported us last year. All those
[00:12:04] who recognized us after 18 months are now coming
[00:12:08] to cry over our fate. I don't know what to say,
[00:12:12] they are not very welcome. They didn't find us on
[00:12:15] the geographical map for 18 months, but now
[00:12:19] they are crying over us, now they are grieving with us,
[00:12:22] now they will help us. I'm not sure about that.
[00:12:25] So, in any case, politicians, get to work and do what
[00:12:29] the people pay you for, and leave the silly stories
[00:12:32] and silly divisions into upstream, downstream, and
[00:12:35] similar nonsense. That's my message.
[00:12:38] Mr. Ilić, thank you for all the information and thank
[00:12:41] you for your appearance. Thank you for the invitation,
[00:12:45] and I wish you all the best. How safe is the water that
[00:12:48] the residents of Gospić and the wider Lika region
[00:12:52] drink after it was confirmed that PFAS compounds from an
[00:12:55] illegal landfill penetrated groundwater? While the government
[00:12:59] and the Croatian Institute of Public Health assure
[00:13:03] that the public water supply is safe, the question
[00:13:06] arose of where, when, and how often the water
[00:13:09] was tested for these so-called eternal chemicals. What
[00:13:13] do the previous analyses show and is there a danger
[00:13:17] of pollution spreading? We bring you a report by our
[00:13:20] Hana Nanić. In Lika, there is no hysteria,
[00:13:23] but serious concern, is the answer from Gospić
[00:13:27] to the Prime Minister, whose
[00:13:44] address they closely followed yesterday. "These statements
[00:13:48] are more than alarming, such an attitude towards
[00:13:52] the citizens of Gospić is, to say the least,
[00:13:55] humiliating, not even treating them as third-class
[00:13:58] citizens, but as completely irrelevant, even erased.
[00:14:02] If we determine these elements,
[00:14:05] PFAS or heavy metals in water for human
[00:14:08] consumption, then we are in big trouble. We must
[00:14:12] look at exactly what
[00:14:14] the report showed, which
[00:14:17] is groundwater, because it is precisely through
[00:14:20] groundwater that this water, in which PFAS has already
[00:14:24] been found to have seeped into the soil,
[00:14:26] that it then poses a threat to the residents
[00:14:29] of Gospić, but also to all residents downstream.
[00:14:34] well that we live in karst, that water easily
[00:14:37] penetrates and can reach Senj and Otočac, the
[00:14:41] islands of Pag and Rab, which the Prime Minister
[00:14:44] completely ignored in his address." They will
[00:14:48] be calmed, say the initiatives "Gospić is our home,"
[00:14:51] by remediation and answers to questions and inquiries,
[00:14:55] not political moves they have seen. We trust the Croatian
[00:14:58] Institute of Public Health. The citizens of Gospić
[00:15:01] can rest assured, according to the information given
[00:15:04] to us by Mr. Capak, when it comes to the quality
[00:15:08] of water in Gospić, it is calm, it is of
[00:15:11] good quality and is not threatened.
[00:15:15] The Croatian Institute of Public Health announced yesterday
[00:15:17] that the water in Gospić is safe for drinking.
[00:15:21] All the results we have had since then, that is,
[00:15:25] since February of last year until today, are from
[00:15:28] enhanced, frequent analyses that cover about 150
[00:15:31] parameters of drinking water quality. We have
[00:15:35] no deviations, so all that water is completely
[00:15:39] healthy. Regarding the public perception, or
[00:15:42] fear, that the water is not good, I would like
[00:15:46] to explain that there
[00:15:47] are several levels
[00:15:51] of monitoring drinking water quality. First,
[00:15:55] the one who puts the water on the market,
[00:15:57] i.e., the waterworks or the owner, i.e.,
[00:16:00] Lika water, internally controls that water.
[00:16:03] There is state monitoring which the Ministry of Health
[00:16:07] and the Croatian Institute of Public Health prescribe
[00:16:11] separately for each year, and there is an official
[00:16:14] message to citizens who use drinking water
[00:16:18] from Lika waterworks that the water is completely
[00:16:22] safe and that there is no danger to their health.
[00:16:25] Lika water confirmed in an interview with N1 that
[00:16:29] the water is microbiologically correct and added that
[00:16:32] the last analysis for the city of Gospić
[00:16:35] for PFAS compounds was done in March.
[00:16:39] In Otočac, the last analysis was done in April.
[00:16:42] That's when we had the monitoring of the springs
[00:16:45] planned, that's why the last PFAS analyses were done
[00:16:49] then. And here in Gospić, in Gospić, an extraordinary
[00:16:53] analysis was done in March at the Mrđenovac
[00:16:56] spring, a random shaft was taken in the center
[00:17:00] where Mrđenovac and Košna water mix. PFAS
[00:17:03] were not detected. In Otočac, PFAS were
[00:17:06] also not detected in the April analysis. Today,
[00:17:10] a denial arrived from the Institute of Public
[00:17:14] Health, in which they emphasized that the last
[00:17:18] whose results are known, was done not in March
[00:17:22] but in April. An extraordinary sample was taken at the beginning
[00:17:25] of the week. They added that these analyses were
[00:17:30] and July, but not for Gospić, but for other
[00:17:34] water supplies in the vicinity. All results were
[00:17:38] negative. We asked experts if it can be
[00:17:41] claimed that the water is correct if the last
[00:17:45] PFAS analysis was done in March or April?
[00:17:49] It is especially important to note that these articles
[00:17:53] in the newspapers that appear in the media
[00:17:56] in general, about the increased concentrations
[00:18:00] of these polyfluorinated hydrocarbons, is something
[00:18:03] that was taken at the landfill itself, that
[00:18:07] is, in the piezometer located at the landfill itself. However,
[00:18:11] these values will certainly not be found in Gacka,
[00:18:14] or in the water that is drawn for drinking.
[00:18:17] At the same time, the Gospić is Our Home initiative
[00:18:20] demands constant monitoring, because the expert examination
[00:18:23] from the USKOK investigation showed the penetration of dangerous compounds into
[00:18:27] groundwater downstream from the now infamous silo.
[00:18:30] They came, they didn't set up a measuring station,
[00:18:34] but they periodically come and take samples from
[00:18:38] that Ostrrica bridge on the Lika River and control
[00:18:41] the water. So no one looked at the maps and saw, or asked someone,
[00:18:45] or delved deeper to see that the water is actually
[00:18:49] upstream. In the meantime, the institute announced
[00:18:53] again, it called on citizens with wells and
[00:18:57] cisterns to report their water sources
[00:19:01] below the waste disposal site in Gospić, with
[00:19:04] the aim of preventive health protection of the population,
[00:19:07] the institute is urgently collecting data on individual
[00:19:11] local water supply. We ask all residents
[00:19:14] of the mentioned areas who own their own wells,
[00:19:18] cisterns or are supplied from local waterworks
[00:19:22] that are not part of the public water supply system,
[00:19:25] to urgently contact the institute. Water in the
[00:19:29] public water supply system in the entire area of
[00:19:32] these cities and municipalities has been fully checked
[00:19:36] and is safe for drinking. It is important to emphasize
[00:19:39] that current analytical data, which are regularly
[00:19:43] carried out within the framework of national and
[00:19:46] source monitoring, do not indicate any impact
[00:19:50] of leachate from the Gospić waste landfill
[00:19:54] on the public water supply system. The last analysis
[00:19:57] in Gospić for PFAS compounds was done
[00:20:00] yesterday, and the results are expected soon. Hana
[00:20:04] Nanić, N1, Zagreb. And in the European
[00:20:08] Union today, new rules came into force that
[00:20:12] limit the use of PFAS chemicals in food packaging.
[00:20:17] eternal chemicals, which are a cause for concern
[00:20:20] in the case of Lika and we have all heard
[00:20:23] about them by now. It is a group of more than
[00:20:27] several thousand artificially produced compounds that
[00:20:30] are extremely difficult to break down in the environment.
[00:20:34] PFAS have been used for years in food packaging
[00:20:38] because they repel water and grease and can withstand
[00:20:41] high temperatures, which is why they could be found
[00:20:45] in packaging for, for example, hamburgers, french
[00:20:48] fries, sandwiches, bakery products, and other takeout
[00:20:52] food. These chemicals can persist in the environment,
[00:20:55] some can accumulate in the human body.
[00:20:59] Certain PFAS compounds are associated with a
[00:21:02] number of possible harmful effects on health, including
[00:21:06] the immune system, metabolism, and reproductive health.
[00:21:09] Manufacturers and restaurateurs will have to gradually
[00:21:12] switch to safer packaging materials. Now, unrelated to the
[00:21:16] case in Lika, the water
[00:21:19] from the public water supply in the settlements
[00:21:23] of Orlec, Krčina, and Loznati on the island
[00:21:26] of Cres does not meet the conditions for human
[00:21:30] consumption. The city of Cres was informed
[00:21:33] about this by Ponekve voda, and they published it on their
[00:21:37] social networks after receiving the findings of the authorized
[00:21:40] laboratory from Rijeka. Citizens are advised
[00:21:43] not to use water from the public water supply
[00:21:47] for drinking, and if they do, it needs to be boiled
[00:21:50] for at least three minutes. Ponekve voda employees
[00:21:54] are intensively working to eliminate non-conformities,
[00:21:57] and a new water analysis will be carried out as soon
[00:22:14] as possible. Two people were found alive in a large
[00:22:18] search operation for four young Portuguese who disappeared
[00:22:21] at sea in the Velebit Channel around 4:40 AM last night.
[00:22:25] This was confirmed to N1 by the captain of the Senj port
[00:22:28] authority. The first person, a woman, was found around
[00:22:32] 11:40 AM in the sea near Butinj Bay on the island of
[00:22:36] Krk. She was transported to Novi Vinodolski where she received
[00:22:39] medical attention. Shortly after, a man was found
[00:22:43] near Cape Glavina. According to initial reports, he is
[00:22:47] alive and uninjured. The search for the remaining two men continues.
[00:22:50] Port authority vessels are participating in the operation,
[00:22:53] and the area is also being
[00:22:58] searched from the air. Currently, two boats are searching
[00:23:01] that area around Cape Glavina, Ogrul Bay and Zavratnica Bay:
[00:23:05] the port authority vessel Senj SAR 15 and the port
[00:23:09] office vessel Novi Vinodolski SAR 10 with their crews.
[00:23:12] The first Pilatus flight was a little before 11
[00:23:15] o'clock, and immediately after 11 o'clock, they
[00:23:19] spotted that first woman, and she was found
[00:23:23] and pulled out of the sea. We used another half an
[00:23:26] hour for her to give us information, to help us
[00:23:30] facilitate the search in that area, since she
[00:23:33] was a participant, a participant in that
[00:23:36] part, that group of people who found themselves in trouble.
[00:23:39] We will continue the search today until sunset,
[00:23:43] as long as visibility allows us to do so,
[00:23:47] also with two vessels. And if it doesn't yield
[00:23:50] results today, we will immediately continue the
[00:23:54] search tomorrow morning after sunrise.
[00:23:56] And a few moments ago,
[00:23:59] a few minutes ago, a statement was given in front of
[00:24:02] KBC Rijeka about those rescued in the Velebit
[00:24:05] Channel, so let's listen. How many patients
[00:24:08] from the accident near Senj were treated
[00:24:11] here at KBC and then discharged? We had
[00:24:15] one younger female person
[00:24:19] brought in by early morning, or rather,
[00:24:22] early afternoon. We have no other information.
[00:24:26] So, we have one person being treated here.
[00:24:29] In what condition did she arrive? She arrived
[00:24:32] after being rescued, after several hours of
[00:24:36] being in the sea, where she struggled with the
[00:24:39] storm and everything that happened to her. She was
[00:24:43] treated on site, rescued, brought to us with normal
[00:24:46] vital parameters, in stable clinical condition, and
[00:24:50] after complete examination and treatment, she was admitted
[00:24:53] for further hospital observation in the pulmonology department.
[00:24:56] So, she will remain in KBC Rijeka for some time,
[00:25:00] that's what we can tell you for now. For now,
[00:25:03] she is stable. Is it unusual that she is in such
[00:25:06] good condition after hours? Listen, this
[00:25:10] is a non-fatal drowning so far. This is actually
[00:25:14] unusual, yes, it is possible that it happens, absolutely. Do we know how old she
[00:25:17] is? 33. How long can a person stay
[00:25:21] on the waves and so on? We can live,
[00:25:24] but it's very difficult for me to say.
[00:25:28] the lady had
[00:25:30] been in the sea for more than 8 to 10 hours, she came
[00:25:34] with stable parameters, as I said. Now it's very difficult for me to
[00:25:37] say how much is a lot or a little for someone, this is
[00:25:40] really quite a lot, isn't it? Of course, there are also
[00:25:44] examples of much longer stays,
[00:25:48] Thank you very much,
[00:25:51] thank you, goodbye,
[00:25:55] goodbye.
[00:25:56] after Makarska became
[00:26:00] the first city in Croatia to limit
[00:26:03] night sales of alcohol in stores in July, Split
[00:26:06] followed suit. In exactly one week, on August 19,
[00:26:09] a decision will come into force that will prohibit
[00:26:13] the sale of alcohol in all stores, mini markets, and
[00:26:17] gas stations in the city area from 9 PM to
[00:26:21] 6 AM. The goal is to suppress
[00:26:25] disturbances of public order and peace, but the decision will not apply to
[00:26:28] catering establishments, while they are rubbing their hands together in satisfaction, traders are upset.
[00:26:37] From next Wednesday, tourists will only be able to look at
[00:26:41] alcohol displays, buying will not be possible from 9 PM
[00:26:44] to 6 AM, some of them don't
[00:26:47] like that decision.
[00:26:52] There's a lot of people going out because uh maybe the rest of the day they are
[00:26:56] when they are free they just want to
[00:27:00] relax and chill with some. They will not be
[00:27:04] denied a drink, but they will only be able to do so in cafes,
[00:27:07] bars and restaurants.
[00:27:10] Take a bowl of wine home and have a drink at home with with family and
[00:27:13] friends, so I don't think it's ideal. I think I don't think that
[00:27:17] should happen
[00:27:17] really.
[00:27:23] Some tourists see this as a good idea for solving
[00:27:26] such
[00:27:27] scenes.
[00:27:33] I really drink too much myself so I don't have much of issue with it, but as long
[00:27:37] as it's available for tourists, certain locations, license premises, that's fine,
[00:27:41] I guess it'd be good and but like it might kill
[00:27:45] tourism a bit too so I don't know, the mayor
[00:27:48] doesn't think so, he believes this is one of
[00:27:52] the moves that will at least partially solve the problem
[00:27:55] of drunk guests in the city center, we will constantly
[00:27:58] review this decision of ours, but certainly as a city
[00:28:01] smoke. or in public consultation for the adoption of the destination
[00:28:05] management plan for changing the destination
[00:28:08] of the city of Split in general, that this is a political decision, traders
[00:28:12] say that this favors
[00:28:15] caterers. Everyone knows that, except that
[00:28:18] the salary will be twice or three times more expensive.
[00:28:22] These stores, many of them, will close, I'm
[00:28:26] telling you for sure, this will mostly affect those near the sea, these
[00:28:29] merchants and kiosks near the sea, maybe less on the continent,
[00:28:33] but in principle it will affect everyone. While
[00:28:36] traders are worried, caterers are satisfied because
[00:28:39] they will be able to serve alcohol regardless of
[00:28:43] the time. Thank God someone proposed and accepted it, what else,
[00:28:46] normally, it's direct competition, unfair
[00:28:50] competition, for restaurants, cafes, whatever.
[00:28:54] The State Inspectorate will monitor the decision, and fines will range
[00:28:57] from two to almost 40,000 euros. However,
[00:29:00] solving this problem will require much more than
[00:29:04] a ban on alcohol sales. Vesela Šegvić Kordić, N1 Split.
[00:29:21] The death toll from the strong earthquake that hit western
[00:29:25] Colombia on Monday rose to 250
[00:29:28] and continues to rise, local officials announced.
[00:29:31] The 7.4 magnitude earthquake destroyed
[00:29:34] numerous buildings, and rescue teams are still searching
[00:29:37] for survivors buried under the rubble. In the affected
[00:29:41] areas, citizens are providing aid and manually removing debris from collapsed
[00:29:44] buildings, hoping to find survivors.
[00:29:48] Rescue teams are racing against time, additional problems
[00:29:51] are created by strong aftershocks and collapsed buildings
[00:29:54] are searched by specially trained dogs. Authorities warn that the
[00:29:58] death toll could further rise due to new tremors
[00:30:02] and the extent of the destruction.
[00:30:17] Tonight, millions of Europeans will experience
[00:30:20] a celestial spectacle, a solar eclipse. The total eclipse
[00:30:24] will be visible in a wide area of northern and central Spain,
[00:30:28] a smaller part of Portugal, and parts of Greenland and
[00:30:31] Iceland. This... The total eclipse will be the first such
[00:30:34] eclipse on the European continent in the last two decades.
[00:30:38] Croatia expects a partial solar eclipse tonight, and it will
[00:30:42] be best seen in the western parts of the country. The eclipse in most
[00:30:45] cities starts between 7:25 PM and
[00:30:49] 7:30 PM. And after that, another
[00:30:53] spectacle follows, the Tears of Saint Lawrence. Where can these phenomena be
[00:30:56] best seen and what awaits citizens already?