Tag: smoking
Macedonia 01.06.24 | 20:33

Nearly half of all Macedonians are smokers

A report by the Institute of Public Health shows that 45.5 percent of all people in Macedonia are smokers. This puts Macedonia among the countries with highest share of smokers in their population. Only five percent of all polled said that they successfully managed to give up smoking in the past several...
Macedonia 30.12.19 | 23:41

Map of restaurants and cafes in Macedonia which ban smoking

Smoking was banned in restaurants and cafes in Macedonia in 2010, but was again allowed soon after the SDSM led Government seized power in 2017. And while smokers welcomed the change, many were so annoyed by the return of the smoke filled cafes that a movement is growing to get owners to take the initiative...
World 01.07.19 | 15:24

Outdoor smoking now banned in Sweden in certain places

An outdoor smoking ban in Sweden in certain public places, including playgrounds and train station platforms, has taken effect, AP reported. The ban, which started Monday, means smoking in outdoor sections of restaurants and entrances to designated booths for smokers is prohibited. The ban also includes...
World 01.06.19 | 10:21

Paris bans smoking in 52 parks and public gardens

Many around the world may instinctively picture Parisians with a cigarette between their fingers, but new rules are making smokers less welcome in the French capital. With effect from Friday, smoking will be banned in 52 parks and public gardens, amounting to about 10 per cent of the city’s green spaces,...
Balkans 06.02.19 | 18:51

EU health official slams Greek minister for defying smoking ban

The European Union’s top health official hit out at Greece’s deputy health minister for publicly defying the country’s smoking ban, saying in remarks published on Tuesday the practice was shameful, Reuters reported. EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, in Athens to mark World Cancer Day,...

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