Splish, splash! Swimming safely in European waters this summer - Main contents
Source: European Parliament (EP) i, published on Monday, July 24 2023.
At home or abroad, Europeans can safely enjoy a swim this summer as 95.9% of bathing sites meet the EU's minimum quality requirements.
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Some 85.7% of bathing sites monitored across the EU in 2022 are judged as excellent in the European Environment Agency's annual report, meaning they were mostly free from pollutants harmful to human health and the environment.
The countries with the highest number of bathing sites with excellent water quality - 95% or more - are Cyprus, Croatia, Greece and Austria.
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