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First check the quality of the water on the internet (Photo: European Commission)

Fresh EU rules to boost bathing water quality

The European Parliament has hammered out a revised set of rules for monitoring the quality of EU bathing water.

The new law paves the way for stricter criteria to evaluate the conditions of rivers, lakes and seasides, based on the newest scientific research.

Under the directive set to come into force in 2013, European citizens will be able to check the quality of water in the resorts they are planning to visit on the internet or at the actual bathing locations.

MEPs adopted ...

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First check the quality of the water on the internet (Photo: European Commission)

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