Smoking ban in Greece failed

Under the Acropolis still smoked

Since 1 July 2009 is in Greece a total ban on smoking in public places. Now health minister had Marilia Xenogiannakopoulou admit that the smoking ban is only six months after its launch failed.

But instead of the nonsense view of a smoking ban, wants to tighten the law further Xenogiannakopoulou. Only in hospitals and in some public transport, the smoking ban is complied with, otherwise the Greeks smoke their cigarettes more relish.

Media reports put the blame for the failure of the smoking ban ministries. It has never been properly clarified that there would be exceptions which are not. Also, you do not know how to look specially equipped smoking would. Not even the immense fines deter the Greeks from about to consume her beloved cigarettes. The penalties range from 500 € for people who smoked up to 20,000 € for owners of restaurants and bars that allow smoking.

Greece is the EU country with the most smokers. Almost 45 percent of all Greeks are to smoke, other sources even speak of 51 percent. The amazing thing is that in Japan, where smoking is also very high density, the lung cancer rate is much lower than in the rest of the world, where people smoke less.

Smoking-Bavaria was talking to a Greek, who leads a Greek restaurant in Germany. The landlord said the media reports are all excuses, the Greeks "can not simply ban their cigarettes." The state "will still wonder why the Greek population is in a position where you want to introduce absurd laws like the smoking ban by force."

It was not until November 2009, the Los Angeles Times with a list of smoker-friendly vacation destinations published ( News reported smoking ). No wonder that Greece occupies in this list the first place.

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