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CYPRUS TOURISM BOOST AS EU DECLARES ITS WATERS THE CLEANEST AROUND
hile the quality of bathing water has declined slightly across Europe, Cyprus was singled out as the best on the continent in an EU report released yesterday. This is good news for the island as the peak tourist season begins to kick in. “More than nine out of 10 bathing water sites now meet the minimum requirements. Cyprus was the star performer, with 100% of its bathing water sites meeting strict guide values,” said the European Commission. Second was Croatia (97.3%) followed by Malta (95.4%), Greece (94.2%) and Ireland (90.1%). The results are from the annual Bathing Water Report from the European Environment Agency and the Euro-
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pean Commission, which compare water quality in more than 21,000 coastal and inland bathing sites across the EU-27. “Clean water is a priceless resource, and we should not take it for granted. I would encourage Member States to ensure we turn the slight decline we experienced last year into an upward trend,” said Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik. In general, coastal bathing water quality deteriorated between 2009 and 2010. The number of bathing water bodies meeting the mandatory values fell by 3.5%, while those meeting guide values fell by 9.5%.
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