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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-06-13
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[01] Fifty seven Cypriot beaches awarded Blue Flag
[01] Fifty seven Cypriot beaches awarded Blue Flag
Fifty seven beaches in Cyprus have been awarded the Blue Flag this
year on the basis of environmental management criteria covering sewage
treatment, coastal planning and protection, bathing water quality,
safety and services and environmental education.
Fifty six beaches were awarded the Blue Flag last year. Cyprus Marine
Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA) awarded on Wednesday the Flags
during a ceremony held at the beach of Kourion, in Episkopi, Limassol,
where a Blue Flag was raised. Ayia Napa Municipality secured 14 flags,
Paralimni Municipality nine flags and Agyios Tychonas in Limassol seven
flags. Paphos Municipality got six flags, Larnaca three flags, while
Limassol, Yeroskipou, Polis Chrysochous, Pegia Municipalitis as well as
Pentakomo and Pyrgos communities secured two flags each.
One flag was awarded to Ayios Athanasios Municipality, Episkopi, Pissouri,
Parekklisia, Pervolia and Voroklini.
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