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This is the metadata that refers to data showing the number and proportion of coastal and inland bathing waters with excellent quality. The indicator is based on the concentration in water of microbiological parameters (Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli). The Bathing Water Directive requires Member States to identify and assess the quality of all inland and coastal bathing waters and
Datasets
Bathing waters with excellent quality (2011-2025)Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)ascii (.csv, .txt, .sql)
Published: 4 Sep 2026
Temporal coverage: 2011-2025
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Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC
Superseded or restricted datasets
Bathing waters with excellent quality (2015-2025)Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)ascii (.csv, .txt, .sql)Superseded
Published: 3 Sep 2026
Temporal coverage: 2015-2025
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Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC