Press Release: Environment: Europe’s bathing waters continue to improve

The annual 'European bathing water quality' report for 2012 was published on the 21 May 2013.

This report provides a comprehensive synopsis of the quality of bathing waters in the Member States of the European Union in the 2012 bathing season. It thereby gives an indication of the areas where the quality of bathing is expected to be good if not excellent during 2013. The report also shows the evolution of bathing water quality from 1990 to 2012.

BBC News, 21.05.13: EU bathing water continues to improve, says report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22575544

EEA: Publications: European bathing water quality in 2012 http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/european-bathing-water-quality-2012

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-bathing/index_en.html http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-bathing/index_en.html

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