On the shore of Lake Ohrid, in the stretch by Biljana's Springs and the former "Ajvan Beach", a stone wall is going up. Residents posted photos and videos in the Facebook group "Pishuvajte za Ohrid" (Write About Ohrid), showing a retaining wall running along the shoreline and separating the land from the water.

According to locals, there is barely any sand left along this stretch. Instead of a natural beach, the space is getting stone and concrete. This part of the shore had been open and accessible to everyone for years, which is exactly why people are asking two things: who allowed the construction, and whether there is any permit for it at all.

People in Ohrid immediately remembered the infamous "little parapet" once floated informally by former prime minister Nikola Gruevski. Some of the comments warn that works like this are prepping the shore for sun loungers and commercial exploitation, instead of leaving it a public good.

The context makes the wall even more awkward. In July, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee decided not to put the Ohrid Region on the List of World Heritage in Danger - 16 of the 21 members voted that way at the 48th session in Busan. The government got another five years to act on UNESCO's remarks, and residents in the comments point out that preserving the natural shoreline is among the recommendations.

There is still no official answer from the Municipality of Ohrid on what the wall is for. Institutions promise to remove illegal construction, while new walls keep rising by the lake. Who signed off on this wall - and will anyone in Paris notice before Ohrid loses yet another beach?