Macedonia, Greece and Albania have agreed to co-operate to clean up the three-country lake of Prespa and protect its rich plant and wild life.
This kind of co-operation, nothing unusual in the EU, is a first for the Balkans region, and bordering on the sensational as it brings together Macedonia and Greece, locked in a bitter name struggle.
The three countries last week signed an agreement, stating that "fish, plants and water do not know about borders and passports." For decade...
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