The annual report on swimming water in 2023, recently published by the European Commission, indicates that the vast majority of swimming areas met the strictest quality standards, but one country excels. It is, moreover, one of the favorite destinations of Romanians.
Greece remains in the top this year as well, archive photo
The assessment, developed by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in cooperation with the Commission, highlights areas where swimmers can find safe areas to swim in Europe this summer. This specifically focuses on bathing safety by monitoring bacteria that can cause serious illness in humans, rather than overall water quality, reports Agerpres.
“With the vast majority of bathing areas across Europe having achieved excellent quality, Europeans can enjoy safe standards for their swimming activities this summer.” said European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius.
However, at the top of the countries with the best water for swimming is Greece, one of the most beloved holiday destinations of Romanians, by the way. Even without this report, the travel agencies say that even this year the beaches in Greece remain among the top preferences of Romanian tourists, especially after it was officially announced that those who had to interrupt their vacations last year due to the fire that broke out in Rhodes will get a free stay this year.
According to the report of the European Environment Agency and the European Commission, approximately 1,700 swimming areas and beaches in Greece received the qualification “excellent” in terms of water quality and safety.
It is followed by Croatia, Cyprus and Austria. In Belgium, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria and Romania, all officially identified, i.e. analyzed, swimming waters met at least the minimum quality standard in 2023.
As far as Romania is concerned, out of a total number of 50 swimming areas analyzed by the European Environment Agency (EEA), 35 (ie 70%) met the strictest standards of the European Union in terms of water quality, being classified as “excellent quality”, the remaining 15 (30% of the total) being classified as “good quality”.
