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How safe are the waters you swim in? Take our poll

Europeans planning a beach trip this summer can rest easy: a recently published report shows that 96 per cent of Europe’s waters are safe for bathing. How is the European Union ensuring this? And are any gaps in its strategy putting Europeans at risk?

Europe Today: Ukraine, NATO and the future of EU enlargement

Russia launches another deadly attack on Kyiv ahead of the NATO summit as Ukraine seeks stronger military support and progress on EU membership. Meanwhile, thousands protest against Germany's far-right AfD as the European Commission prepares reforms to the EU enlargement process.

'Now is really the time!' for women's health, says Cooke

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is taking action to improve medicines for women. Despite living longer than men, women spend more years in poor health, with many conditions still underdiagnosed, under-researched or inadequately treated. EMA says it wants to change that.