Batina, Croatia – More than 40 rowers and paddlers from Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia came together this weekend at the small Croatian village of Batina, close to the Croatian-Serbian border. Rowing in a regatta on the Danube on Sunday, they demonstrated against the destruction of two of the Danube’s most valuable areas, „Kopački rit” Nature Park in Croatia and „Gornje Podunavlje” Special Nature Reserve just across the border in Serbia. The two natural treasures are under immense pressure due to ongoing efforts by Croatia to turn this natural stretch of the river into little more than a canal.
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