Great alliance against total ban on smoking
In Hamburg, the growing opposition to the proposed prohibition mania
No less than 16 hamburgers associations and institutions have become an action alliance "against the absolute smoking ban" together in catering establishments. The Alliance wants to seek talks with the policy, to flip the proposed total ban on smoking in the Hanseatic city.
In addition to the Dehoga include the City Management Hamburg, the Hamburg SME and Business Association of the CDU (MIT), the IG and the St. Pauli Brauerei Northern Association of the Alliance. Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) was already a written appeal delivered, planned demonstrations, discussions and actions by prominent locals. In the bars of Hamburg already running a signature campaign against the total ban on smoking.
Magold Thomas, CEO of the Hamburg Tourist Board, pointed out the consequences of a total smoking ban. He said: "The liberal and cosmopolitan Hamburg's citizens and guests must not patronize them more than other cities in Germany. It is feared that the Hanseatic city otherwise threaten a loss of image and economic losses. "
The CDU parliamentary deputies and MIT President Barbara Aaron raised the concern that Hamburg was the only province with a total smoking ban. Literally Ahrons said: "Such a solution would be embarrassing island. It may be that people are increasingly limited, this is also true when it comes to smoking. "
Albert Darboven, coffee entrepreneurs from the Hanseatic city also supports the Alliance. He pointed out that a total ban on smoking does not fit into a cosmopolitan city like Hamburg.
As already reported smoking-Bavaria (see link above), had the CDU, SPD, the Left and GAL unanimously supported a total ban on smoking in the Hanseatic city. After a so-called "expert consultation", was where does the militant anti-smoking group "Pro Smoke-free" were the star as a "virtue terrorists", the four represented in the Hamburg parliament parties came to the conclusion that a total ban on smoking should be installed .
SPD and the Greens seem to be afraid in front of their own deputies, because they are already at the party whip, the vote for the total ban on smoking should not be repealed. The CDU is still not quite sure if they will let their MPs to vote according to their conscience, or even wants to enforce party discipline on a result that is neither reasonable nor in the interest of the citizens of Hamburg.
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