Press Release: Bathing Water: Large majority of beaches continues to meet EU standards

A large majority of bathing sites across the EU-25 continued to meet EU cleanliness standards in 2005, according to the annual bathing water report presented by the European Commission on 9 June 2006. However, the proportion of compliant sites decreased slightly in coastal areas and more significantly at inland bathing sites like lakes and rivers. Coming just before the bathing season begins, the report provided useful water quality information for the millions of people who visit Europe's beaches each summer.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/236: Bathing Water: Overview of the situation in Member States, 9.6.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/236&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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