Good news before summer for anyone planning Dojran: the water at the three main beaches is safe for swimming. But the same report hides a quieter message - algae, foam on the shore and a greenish biomass that call for further analysis. In other words, a green light for the season, but with a warning light blinking in the background.

Samples were taken in the middle of last month from three monitoring points - "Gradska plaza," "Graniko" and "Polin" - with the analysis carried out by the Public Health Centre in Veles, under the National Public Health Programme for 2026. The microbiological state was rated good at "Gradska plaza" and excellent at the other two locations.

Still, at "Gradska plaza" certain physical-chemical deviations were noted - higher turbidity and the presence of ammonia - which, according to the report, aren't harmful to health. The remaining parameters fall in class one and two, meaning the water can be used for swimming and recreation.

The key sentence in the whole report is the recommendation for further testing by the Hydrobiological Institute in Ohrid, due to the appearance of algae and increased greenish biomass. That sentence is the difference between "safe today" and "safe all summer" - because high temperatures and a flood of tourists can change the picture fast.

For Dojran this isn't just technical statistics. The lake is the municipality's main tourist draw - the caterers, the accommodation, the whole area live off it. So the good results are welcome, but the real guarantee isn't one report before the season, it's constant monitoring through it. The question is whether that monitoring will still be happening in August, when it's hottest and most crowded - or only now, when a good rating is easy to give.