The sun, the sand, the sea….the pollution?
As summer finally begins to appear and the days get hotter, people begin to flock down to the seaside or lake to enjoy it. But is the water safe? Well it seems that increasing numbers of EU states are cheating to avoid getting a bad mark for their beaches. They cheat by removing a beach from the official list, therefore improving their overall compliance. And the EU has taken legal action against 11 member states, (including the summer hot spots of France, Spain and Italy). No action against the UK - another example of gold plating perhaps or maybe a sign that we should all consider staying in the UK this summer!