This year's bathing water assessment shows once again the continued improvements in the quality of Europe's more than 21 000 coastal and inland swimming areas across the EU's 28 Member States. The report also covers bathing waters in Albania and Switzerland. This report assesses bathing water...

Each year millions of Europeans spend their holidays or weekends at Europe's diverse and beautiful beaches and bathing areas. As this year's bathing season approaches, many of them start to take an interest in the quality of water in which they will bathe. Europe is the world's no. 1 tourist...