One in three Bulgarians smokes – the highest rate in the European Union
Close to 35 per cent of Bulgarians smoke, the highest rate in the European Union – higher than in Greece,
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Spain busts Bulgarian-run factories producing illegal cigarettes worth millions of euro
Law enforcement authorities in Madrid and Sofia have unveiled details of a bust some days ago in which 22 people,
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Bulgaria joins in World No-Tobacco Day 2016
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has organised a number of events countrywide as part of May 31, World No-Tobacco Day. EU statistics
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Bulgaria among freest countries in ‘Nanny State Index’
Bulgaria is ranked 22nd out of 28 European Union countries in the first “Nanny State Index”, meaning it is among
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Bulgarian MPs pass bill introducing graphic tobacco packaging
Bulgarian Parliament passed at second reading on March 24 the amendments to the Tobacco Act, which envision the introduction of
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Bulgarian bill envisions graphic warnings on tobacco packaging starting 2017
Bulgaria’s Cabinet said on December 16 that it has finalised a bill of amendments to the country’s tobacco legislation, which
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Romania bans indoor smoking
Romania has just ceased being a paradise for smokers. The permissive legislation that allowed smoking in many public spaces was
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Bulgarian MPs approve 2016 cigarette price hike
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on November 12 a bill of amendments to the excise and tax warehouse law, increasing the excise
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Photographs among new health warnings on cigarette packets in EU from May 2016
New combined health warnings on packages of tobacco products, in particular cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco, that will be in use
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