"European Union inspectors say bathing water in 95 percent of beaches tested around the bloc's coastline last summer meets its mandatory cleanliness tests.

However, the picture is patchy, with Romania and Slovenia falling well below the average, and Italy forced to ban swimming at 300 beaches throughout the season."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080602/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_beach_report