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Europe’s bathing waters continue to improve

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Press Release Published 15 May 2013 Last modified 02 Oct 2017

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Photo: © Tim Poultney

Ninety-four per cent of bathing sites in the European Union meet minimum standards for water quality, according to the European Environment Agency's annual report on bathing water quality in Europe. Water quality is excellent at 78 % of sites and almost 2 % more sites meet the minimum requirements compared to last year's report.