Bulgaria’s beleaguered government quietly backtracking on easing smoking ban
Ahead of the May 2013 parliamentary elections, Bulgaria’s socialist party promised that if it came into power, it would ease
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Bulgarian cigarette market shrinks ‘because of contraband’
The legal cigarette market in Bulgaria decreased by a further 10 per cent in April and May 2013 compared to
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Bulgarian President opposes backtrack on smoking ban
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has spoken out against a backtrack on the country’s full ban on smoking in enclosed public
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Amendments to Bulgaria’s smoking ban to be tabled ‘next week’
Amendments to the Health Act partly reversing Bulgaria’s full ban on smoking in restaurants, bars, hotels and other public places
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On World No-Tobacco Day, Bulgaria faces new smoking ban debate
As annual World No-Tobacco Day is marked on May 31 2013, with the World Health Organisation and European Union among
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Thousands sign online petition against backtracking on Bulgaria’s smoking ban
More than 26 000 people had signed an online petition against backtracking on Bulgaria’s full ban on smoking in restaurants
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Bulgarian hospitality industry presses new government for backtrack on smoking ban
Determined to take up the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the party’s prime ministerial candidate Plamen Oresharski on promises to backtrack
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Bulgaria’s smoking ban led to 3 – 4% cut in cigarette sales, analysts say
The full ban on smoking in public places that came into law in Bulgaria in June 2012 has led to
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EU reports progress against second-hand smoke, says more to be done
Protection from second hand smoke has improved considerably in the European Union, according to a European Commission (EC) report on
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