Saturday, January 5, 2008

Smoking In Europe

-Greece has the highest proportion of adult smokers in Europe - 45%
-Ireland was the first European country to implement a comprehensive ban on smoking in public places in March 2004
-Norway followed soon after, but allowed a smokers' corner in workplaces
-Italy banned workplace smoking in January 2005 and Naples and Verona have made smoking illegal in public parks
-Belgium allows smoking in cafes and bars if they have ventilation installed and are at least 50sq m (538sq ft) in area

Source: BBC_NEWS