The water of 21,400 European beaches was controlled. To find out whether your beach is clean or not, visit the European Environment Agency website.

Nine beaches in ten are clean!

https://api.multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/documents/20125/15192943/G002-90702-005-EN.srt

Like Willy, Francine,   and millions of Europeans,

you're off to the seaside or you may   even be on the beach already.

But is the water   on your favourite beach clean?

Clear water can be deceptive   and it can be polluted by chemicals

or by microbes found in faeces   for instance.

Don't panic: if you're going on holiday   within the EU, there's no need to worry.

Over 21,000 beaches were controlled   along the coasts and rivers.

To find out whether your beach is clean,

type bathing-water-data-viewer   on the internet.

This takes you to   the European Environment Agency

where you can check the quality   of the water you bathe in.