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		</div><p>Tourism in Cyprus has a boost after Europe’s environmental watchdog said the country had the cleanest swimming waters in the European Union.</p>
<p>According to the European Environment Agency’s rankings for the 2020 swim season, Cyprus received a perfect score of 100% for excellent water quality at 112 swimming spots around the island, which were tested between May 1 and October 31 last year.</p>
<p>Cyprus beat Austria, Greece and Malta, which came in second, third and fourth.</p>
<p>That is timely news for the east Mediterranean island nation, which is trying to woo back holidaymakers after a dismal 2020 summer season that saw tourist arrivals plunge more than 84% from the previous, record-setting year.</p>
<p>Tourism directly accounts for 13% of Cyprus’ gross domestic product and industry officials say they cannot face another disastrous year, especially without state financial support.</p>
<p>“There’s a direct correlation between bathing water quality and tourism and as a result, the excellent results are very important not only for the health of bathers and the environment, but also for the economy of Cyprus,” environment minister Costas Kadis said.</p>
<p>The key for a healthy economy in Cyprus is to bring back tourists from the UK — its prime tourist market.</p>
<p>Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios is touring the UK now to drum up interest among tour operators once British authorities place Cyprus in the government’s “green” list.</p>
<p>That means visiting Britons would not need to undergo a compulsory quarantine period upon their return home.</p>
<p>Health minister Constantinos Ioannou told state broadcaster CyBC on Tuesday that Cyprus and Denmark currently have the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in Europe, while Cyprus ranks third in the percentage of the population that has received at least one vaccine jab.</p>
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