On Jul 2, 4:17=A0am, Surreyman wrote:
> 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
>
> > Greece has introduced a ban on smoking in hospitals, schools, vehicles
> > and all public places.
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> > Those who break the new law face fines of up to 500 euros (=A3428), and
> > 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.
>
> > 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?
>
> Surreyman
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