The international Blue Flag programme has awarded Cyprus 56 Blue Flags for 2026, down from 64 beaches in the previous year.
Speaking to Alphanews, president of the national Blue Flag organisation and general secretary of the Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (Cymepa), Michalis Ierides said said the decline was due to municipalities in Amathus and Limassol deciding not to submit applications following multiple reports of pollution during last summer’s bathing
