On Jul 2, 11:18=A0am, Luitenant Verkramp
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> On Jul 2, 11:17=A0am, Surreyman
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> > On 1 July, 12:07, trampled underfoot wrote:
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> > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8127854.stm
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> > > Greece acts to stub out smoking
> > > Women smoke in Athens. Photo: 29 June 2009
> > > Greece lags behind the rest of Europe in smoking legislation
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> > > Greece has introduced a ban on smoking in hospitals, schools, vehicle=
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> > > and all public places.
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> > > Those who break the new law face fines of up to 500 euros (=A3428), a=
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> > > businesses risk losing licences after several offences.
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> > > Greece is the EU's heaviest-smoking nation - 40% of the population
> > > smokes.
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> > > But defying the authorities is a national sport and there is no
> > > guarantee the ban will succeed, a BBC correspondent in Athens says.
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> > > 'Moment of truth'
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> > > Small cafes and restaurants with premises measuring less than 70
> > > square metres can choose either to be tobacco-free or to admit only
> > > patrons who smoke, our correspondent Malcolm Brabant says.
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> > > Bigger establishments can have clearly identified and ventilated
> > > smoking areas.
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> > > In order to give teeth to the new regulations, which came into force
> > > on 1 July, smokers who break the law can be fined up to 500 euros.
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> > > On the first offence, businesses will be fined 1,000 euros. Repeat
> > > offenders will face even bigger fines, and ultimately, on the fourth
> > > violation, could risk losing their licence.
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> > > Each year, 20,000 Greeks die from tobacco-related illnesses and the
> > > cost in terms of health care amounts to some 1.5bn euros.
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> > > Many workers are exposed to passive smoking.
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> > > Greek Health Minister Dimitris Avromopoulos has said the moment of
> > > truth has arrived, with the ban aiming to revolutionise people's
> > > outlook.
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> > > But many Greeks regard the new law as an infringement of civil
> > > liberties, our correspondent says.
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> > > He says that in the face of widespread civil disobedience, successive
> > > governments have always had a problem enforcing new legislation.
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> > > And so despite the tough talk, there is no guarantee that the new
> > > measures will succeed.
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> > Bla bla bla.
> > At least the Greeks intend to retain some choice, unlike the draconian
> > UK measures.
> > Now, apparently, there's a move to extend the smoking ban to outdoor
> > areas!!
> > They really want to kill off pubs completely?
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> > Surreyman
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Their Tobacco tax is supporting your welfare benefits.
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