Cyprus no 1 for Bathing waters in the EU

Cyprus has been rated as the top EU performer as regards the quality of its bathing waters for 2010 by the European Environment Agency’s annual bathing waters report.
According to the European Commission’s official website, 100% of Cyprus’ bathing sites were rated as excellent.

Cyprus is followed by Croatia (97,3), Malta (95,4%), Greece (94,2%), Ireland (90,1%), Bulgaria (85,1%), Portugal (83,9%), Finland (83,8%), United Kingdom (81,7%) and Latvia (80,9%).
It is noted that results are based on regular samples taken from more than 21,000 coastal and inland bathing sites across Europe.

The European Environment Agency has called on EU countries to do more to improve water quality across Europe.