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TIRANA, Dec. 19 – Albania has warned of reciprocity measures against neighboring Macedonia after a new blockade on Albanian fresh vegetables over what local authorities call unfounded allegations of chemical contamination. The blockade, a repeated measure imposed by Macedonian authorities in the past few years, is considered a protectionist measure intended to favor Macedonian producers over competition from Albania even though both countries are part of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). “What Macedonia is doing is something irresponsible. Masked under the phytosanitary standards, this is an open protectionist measure,” Albania’s Agriculture Minister Edmond Panariti has said. Two lorries…
