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  • Putin signs law to curb smoking in Russia

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will ban smoking in most public places and restrict cigarette sales in the world’s second-largest… 25/02/2013

  • EU struggles to fight online drug trafficking

    The European Commission has acknowledged the difficulty of combating drug trafficking in the EU. It says the complexity and constant innovation by… 31/01/2013

  • Europe Weekly: EU plans to get tough on smoking

    The European Union is taking steps towards protecting its citizens against the dangers of smoking; Ireland is putting a rosy glaze on her forthcoming… 21/12/2012

  • EU seeks bigger health warnings for cigarettes

    The EU’s health chief wants bigger warnings on cigarette packets and bans on flavours such as menthol. Commissioner Tonio Borg unveiled proposals to tighten… 19/12/2012

  • Women die of smoking too

    What would you do with an extra 10 years of life? Risk it in the sky? Enjoy it on the ocean waves? Spend it on treasure island? The question is real, because… 31/10/2012

  • EU’s plain and simple message on smoking

    Cigarettes sold in plain packaging may soon become law in the EU, if anti-smoking activists get their way. Already a legal requirement in Australia, the… 12/04/2012

  • UEFA bans smoking at Euro 2012

    With only a few months to go before Euro 2012 kicks off in Ukraine and Poland, UEFA announced on Monday that smoking will be completely banned at stadiums… 24/10/2011

  • U-talk: The truth behind cigarette health warnings

    This edition of U-talk looks at the health warnings that appear on the sides of cigarette packets. Our question about that comes from Lewis in the British… 28/08/2011

  • EU plans larger anti-smoking warnings on cigarette packs

    Following the introduction of brandless cigarette packaging in Australia, the EU is proposing its own tough new rules to help cut consumption. Commissioners… 19/12/2012

  • Australia removes branding from cigarette packets

    At tobacconists in Sydney, Australia, the rows of cigarette packets look more disturbing than ever. The much larger health warnings and pictures showing the… 30/11/2012

  • Bulgarians rally for the right to light up

    Restaurant and hotel owners in the Bulgarian capital have been protesting against a smoking ban in closed public spaces. The demonstrators want the recently… 22/11/2012

  • Russia considers ban on smoking in public places

    Advocates for a ban on smoking in public places took to the streets on the day to show support, as Russia’s parliament considered the proposal. If passed… 12/11/2012

  • Russia to consider smoking ban

    The Russian government is considering a ban on smoking in public places in an effort to cut the number of smokers in the country by half. The prime minister… 16/10/2012

  • Bulgaria extends smoking ban to bars, cafes

    Bulgaria will ban smoking in all indoor public spaces from June, the first move in an attempt to persuade one of Europe’s heaviest smoking nations to kick the… 18/05/2012

  • Ukraine: Mums-to-be could face fines for smoking or drinking

    The women of Ukraine had better beware before they light up or enjoy a drink. They could face a fine if it turns out that they are pregnant! Some would… 19/03/2012

  • Ukraine adopts no smoking ban ahead of Euro 2012

    Ukraine is to join the growing list of countries banning smoking in public areas. Parliament voted to adopt legislation prohibiting it in places such as bars… 14/03/2012

  • Smokers fume over hidden cost for a smoke break

    Belgian authorities are clamping down on civil servants who nip out of the office for a smoke break. 18-thousand staff who work for the French-speaking… 03/10/2011

  • French town makes beach smoke free

    At holiday time in Provence, there is sun, sea and just for a change – no smoke. In the small town of La Ciotat, beachcombers have to stub out their… 04/08/2011

  • Tobacco smoke screens Chinese no-smoking signs

    China’s smoking ban has begun as expected, that is, largely ignored by the population addicted to tobacco. Smoking has been outlawed in enclosed public… 01/05/2011

  • Little hope of Chinese smoking ban success

    China has banned smoking in enclosed public spaces but in a country where the habit is so ingrained in the culture there is little expectation that it will… 01/05/2011

  • Belgian demo against bar smoking ban

    Hundreds of people have demonstrated in Brussels, angry that Belgium’s smoking ban is being extended early to include cafes and bars. Smoking has been… 23/04/2011

  • China’s smokers keep Cuban cigar sales growing

    Cuba’s cigar makers say sales are increasing despite the effects of anti-smoking laws coming into effects in many countries. Organisers of the annual cigar… 22/02/2011

  • Spanish bars go smoke-free

    Smokers in Spain have been dreading it. Bar owners are fuming. A ban on cigarettes in bars, restaurants and cafes has come into force, shattering years of… 02/01/2011

  • Spain stubs out smoking in bars

    For cigarette-friendly Spain, it is nothing short of a revolution. Nights out at smoke-filled bars in the country are now a thing of the past. From today… 02/01/2011

  • Cloud of censure hangs over Russia’s smokers

    Smokers in Russia are under pressure to quit the demon weed after the Kremlin revealed it is to introduce a raft of anti-smoking measures. The plan is to… 06/10/2010

  • Smoking Greeks find life’s a drag

    Greek smokers are getting used to being confined to the great outdoors following a ban on lighting up in public buildings.   Europe’s heaviest smokers, Greeks… 01/09/2010

  • Greece tries again on smoking ban

    Greece is trying once again to enforce a smoking ban. The last of several attempts came last year but went largely ignored by Europe’s most… 01/09/2010

  • Gaza women banned from smoking water pipes

    A tradition has just gone up in smoke for the women of Gaza. Puffing on tobacco-infused water pipes in beachside cafes has been an activity enjoyed by both… 19/07/2010

  • Turkish bar owners fume over smoking ban

    There’s no smoke without fire.   And in the Turkish capital Ankarra thousands of fuming bar owners and their clients came together to demonstrate their anger… 18/08/2009


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