Some of Europe’s prime tourist destinations are failing EU water laws, new research shows. As millions of folk plan their summer holidays, Pisa in Italy, parts of Halkidiki in Greece, Balaton in Hungary and Ayia Napa in Cyprus was identified as among 6,311 European towns and cities which aren’t meeting the EU’s environmental standards. Popular city break destinations corresponding to Bucharest (Romania), Sofia (Bulgaria), Madrid (Spain), Budapest (Hungary) and Rome (Italy) have also been revealed as having sub-standard water. Even Brussels itself, the house of the european, is failing the desired tests. Particularly worrying for the ecu tourist industry are the failures in Spain, Italy and Greece, that are many of the most often visited destinations for holidaymakers throughout Europe. Experts said these water failures could put the health of...
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