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EU health ministers recommend increased protection against second-hand smoke and aerosols

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

Meeting on December 3, European Union health ministers adopted a recommendation that will help reduce exposure to second-hand smoke and aerosols and

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Europe 

European Commission recommends EU countries widen smoking ban to key outdoor areas

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

The European Commission (EC) said on September 17 that it has issued a recommendation to European Union countries to extend

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Europe 

EU ban on flavoured heated tobacco products comes into force

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

The European Commission (EC) said on November 23 that it welcomes today’s entry into force of the ban on flavoured heated

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Europe 

EC proposes prohibiting flavoured heated tobacco products

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

The European Commission (EC) said on June 29 that it was proposing to prohibit the sale of flavoured heated tobacco products in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had EU’s largest share of daily smokers in 2019 – Eurostat

November 12, 2021November 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

Bulgaria had the largest share of daily cigarette smokers in the European Union in 2019, as well as the bloc’s

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Bulgaria 

World No Tobacco Day: Covid-19 pandemic made many want to stop smoking, Bulgaria’s Health Ministry says

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, smoking

Marking World No Tobacco Day on May 31, Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said that amid the isolation caused by the Covid-19

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Europe 

ESPAD: Smoking, drinking by teens down, but concerns about new addictive behaviours

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school pupils are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over potentially risky cannabis

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Europe 

EC: Excises on tobacco have hardly affected rates of smoking

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

The increase in EU minimum excise rates for cigarettes and fine-cut tobacco, set out in a 2011 directive, only had

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Europe 

Montenegro’s ban on smoking in restaurants and bars is in force

August 16, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Montenegro, smoking

Montenegro’s new Law on the Restriction of the Use of Tobacco Products entered into force on August 14, leaving coffee

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