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Briefing

European bathing water quality in 2022

Briefing Published 09 Jun 2023 Last modified 23 Oct 2024
14 min read
Photo: © Francisco Saraiva, WaterPIX /EEA
Bathing is an extremely popular and important leisure activity in Europe. European citizens need to know if the quality of lakes, rivers, and coastal and transitional waters is poor, sufficient, good or excellent, so they can make informed decisions on where to bathe without health risks. The current assessment is published in the context of the Zero Pollution Action Plan and covers 21,658 officially designated bathing sites in the 27 EU Member States (EU-27), 119 in Albania and 196 in Switzerland.
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