European Parliament
Charlotte Cederschiöld, Christofer Fjellner, Gunnar Hökmark and Anna Ibrisagic (PPE-DE
),
in writing.
(SV)
The EU should not, of course, have a common directive governing bathing water quality. We have voted in favour of the report, since Parliament listened to our criticisms and is cutting back on the regulations we have at present. The report also vigorously rejects the proposals for further regulation that existed when Parliament debated the issue last time.
It should be pointed out that the previous proposal clearly showed how difficult it is having detailed rules that are to apply under quite different conditions. In countries with long coasts, large stretches of water, short bathing seasons, low water temperatures and sparse populations, the requirements should be different from those in countries with heavily populated beaches to which many people travel in order to bathe in warm water during long seasons. We Swedish Conservatives are pleased that we have obtained a hearing for our criticisms.

