Cyprus has best bathing water quality in EU
Cyprus has the best bathing water quality in Europe, with 97.6% of its sites rated as excellent in 2023. Coastal waters generally have better quality than inland waters, but ongoing pollution challenges persist due to urban wastewater and agricultural runoff. Austria, Croatia, and Greece also have high-quality bathing waters, while countries like Albania, Belgium, Estonia, Hungary, and Poland lag behind. The report emphasizes the need for improved pollution management to address poor-quality waters and identifies climate change as a potential threat to water quality in Europe. Legislative measures such as the Bathing Water Directive and the Water Framework Directive are in place to protect water quality, but continued vigilance and adaptation are necessary to preserve it.