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Innovative Eco-tourism Strategies in Prespa Lake

The meetings of the international conference on the “innovative eco-tourism strategies in Prespa lake-New Dimensions of Development” concluded with the signing of a cooperation platform and the decision to establish a pilot tour package that will provide an acquaintance...

Prespa Lakes Finalists for International Environmental Prize

Prespa Lakes in northern Greece are among the four finalists of the prestigious 2012 Thiess International Riverprize. Officials of the international organization acknowledged the environmental significance of a new sustainable program undertaken by the Prespa local authorities for lake...

The Ten Most Beautiful Lakes in Greece

Lakes in Greece go under-appreciated because of the country's wealth of beaches and islands, but Greek lakes are surely enchanting and worth a visit!

Greek People Haven't Forgotten Controversial Prespa Agreement of One Year Ago

One year ago, the government of Alexis Tsipras, with the support of Panos Kammenos, signed the controversial Prespa agreement, giving the small Balkan country north of Greece the name "North Macedonia" despite the strenuous objections of the vast majority of Greek people. "The agreement...

Thousands Demonstrate in Athens Against Prespa Agreement

Thousands of people descended from every corner of Greece and began gathering at Athens’ Syntagma Square in the early hours of Sunday to participate in a demonstration against the Prespa Agreement. Hundreds of buses were chartered to bring citizens from across...

Prespa: Endless Natural Wealth

Prespa is the name of two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by Albania, Greece and FYROM. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans, standing at an altitude of 853 m (2,798 ft). The Great Prespa Lake, also...

Greek Lakes Lack Protection and Suffer Environmental Damage

In Greece, as in other European Union countries, lakes are theoretically protected by a variety of international agreements and protocols, presidential decrees and ministerial decisions, but in reality very little is done to keep these bodies of water clean...

Cyprus Transports Stranded, Fatigued Pelicans to Greece by Airplane

An extraordinary and beautiful story of humans helping animals took place recently in the air between Cyprus and Greece. Two young rosy pelicans which had failed to complete their migration and became "stranded" on the island nation of Cyprus were...

Prespes Border Crossing Between Greece and North Macedonia Reopens After 52 Years

The Greek parliament will ratify the decision to reopen the border crossing in the region of the Prespes Lakes between Greece and North Macedonia next week. The landmark decision was announced by Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou in a Wednesday...

Greece's Tsipras Survives No-Confidence Vote Over 'Macedonia' Deal

Greece's PM Alexis Tsipras survived a vote of no-confidence in parliament on Saturday on the provisional deal on the naming dispute with Skopje.  Lawmakers, including those belonging to his coalition junior partner, the right-wing Independent Greeks, voted against the motion tabled by...

Mystery ‘Sea Creature’ Spotted in Prespes, Northern Greece (video)

A huge sea creature has been caught on camera, in the Great Prespa Lake; a massive body of water that is shared by Albania, Greece and FYROM. The viral video shows the creature poking its long neck out of the...

The Mysterious Ghost Town of Gavros

There is great mystery surrounding the sleeping village of Gavros located in Kastoria in the Macedonia Region of Greece. The entire village has been abandoned for some time, the last evidence of activity was left behind on some stamped concrete that seems to...

Greece Acquires First Solar Boats

Greece acquired its first two solar boats. The boats will be used for leisure trips in the protected areas of Small and Big Prespa lakes in the Greek borders with Albania, in the framework of the transnational project entitled "Green Boat." It...

Prespes Wetland in Northern Greece Receive Natura 2000 Award

The Wetlands Management Committee in northern Greece received the first European Natura 2000 Award on Friday, presented for exemplary collaboration in managing protected natural habitats. The Committee, which received the award on behalf of all local agencies in northern Greece’s...

Gains and Losses for Greece After the Birth of North Macedonia

The Greek and FYROM flags in front of Lake Prespa. File photo As of Monday, February 10, the little Balkan country north of Greece is officially named North Macedonia and has gained membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. For...