EU-wide smoking ban urged
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The EU health commissioner calls for member states to copy Ireland and ban smoking in indoor public spaces.
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British ministers are reportedly considering enacting a nationwide ban on smoking in all restaurants and taverns serving food, the BBC reported Monday.
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Britain is to ban smoking in most public places, according to reports ahead of the launch of an ambitious goverment effort to legislate its way to better public health.
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The U.N. health agency on Tuesday issued its strongest policy recommendations yet for controlling tobacco use, urging all countries to ban smoking at indoor workplaces and in public buildings.
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LONDON, England -- England could become the latest country to ban smoking in public places, including restaurants and most pubs and bars, under a government proposal.
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A parliamentary panel in cigarette-friendly France called Tuesday for the government to ban smoking in public places like cafes and restaurants in less than a year &#151; and floated the prospect of special "smoking rooms."
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The British government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of "junk food" aimed at children.
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Nov. 16, 2004 - Britain unveiled tough plans Tuesday to ban smoking in all workplaces and restaurants, as well as most pubs and bars, as part of a major push to improve the health of the nation.
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The smoking ban in public places in Scotland has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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MPs and peers today called on Health Secretary John Reid to outlaw smoking in public places after a fact-finding mission to Dublin.
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Businesses are urged to try out a temporary smoking ban ahead of Wales' official ban in April.
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Health Secretary John Reid said to day that it is needed a range of measures to make people give up smoking, it is not enough just to ban.
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The World Health Organisation, which has been championing an international campaign against tobacco use, called on Tuesday for a global ban on smoking at work and in enclosed public places.
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A ban on smoking in public places has been introduced in France.  Should similar laws be passed across the EU?
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European countries with anti-smoking laws that either ban or sharply limit smoking in restaurants and cafes:
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European governments urgently need to spend more money on combating smoking, a continent-wide study of anti-smoking policies said on Tuesday.
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The Smoking Prevention Working Group calls for the legal age for smoking to be raised to 18.