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Will Greece Finally Enforce Its Anti-Smoking Laws Now?

A majority of Greek lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favor of the new anti-smoking bill - the third such legislation passed in Greece in the last decade. The new law includes stricter penalties and is tougher on those who smoke...

Greek Government Determined to Enforce Anti-Smoking Legislation Across the Country

The battle to improve citizens' health by reducing smoking was the subject of a meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with the participation of the country's Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis. During the...

New Greek Government to Enforce Decade-old Anti-Smoking Laws

One of the pre-election pledges of Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was that his administration would enforce the anti-smoking laws already in existence in Greece. The nation's first legislation concerning the curbing of smoking went into effect on July...

Greek Anti-Smoking Efforts on International No-Tobacco Day

May 31st has been established by the World Health Organization as the international ''No-Tobacco Day." This day is a great opportunity for Greece and Greek citizenry to seriously contemplate the issue, as our nation is well-known for its passion for...

American Hellenic Institute Honors Anti-Smoking Champion, Greek Military

The American Hellenic Institute-Athens has honored two high-profile Greeks at an awards dinner in Athens -- one for fighting against smoking, and the other as a representative of the country's armed forces. The Hellenic Heritage Achievement and Public Service Awards...

Greek Minister Flouts Anti-Smoking Law (photos)

An embarrassing photo has emerged of a Greek minister smoking indoors during an event in Thessaly as the government is supposedly trying to enforce widely-flouted anti-smoking  laws. The mayor of Trikala, a town in Thessaly that has banned smoking in public,...

Greek Health Ministry to Enforce Dormant Anti-Smoking Law

Greece's Health Minister Andreas Xanthos on Wednesday called on competent authorities to enforce the anti-smoking law, and start strict checks on public places where smoking is being permitted. The 2010 anti-smoking law that bans smoking in closed spaces such as...

Anti-Smoking Law in Greece a Lost Cause

Despite the fact that the law against smoking in public places went into effect almost 10 years ago (2008), Greece is not even close to implementing it. And even though smokers are the minority, they are the ones who...

Greek Attorney General Orders Strict Application of Anti-Smoking Law

The Attorney General of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece, Efterpi Koutzamani, has sent a circular to all the Procurator Generals of the country, in which she asks them to give all the appropriate directives to the...

Anti-Smoking Law Returns Once More

The under-secretary for Health, Zeta Makris has signed a memo in which it is highlighted that smoking in public places is prohibited, in an attempt to finally apply the anti-smoking law in Greece. The memo will be sent to all...

Anti-Smoking Law a Joke

While the Greek Ministry of Health has made it crystal clear that it will not tolerate further violation of the anti-smoking law, along with a campaign of systematic controls during the holidays, absolutely nothing has happened and no fines have been...

Anti-smoking Campaign: HEART Saves Hearts in Greece

Greeks are known as hardcore smokers who live in a country doesn't change habits easily, even if it is against the law. Harvard University in collaboration with Panayiotis Behrakis of the University of Athens, School of Medicine with the...

Greek Anti-Smoking Law Stays On Papers

As it seems, the anti smoking measures are not applied in reality. The number of denunciations by people who call each day the telephone service 1142 are more than 60. In fact, many violations concern public sector for example...

WHO Honors Papandreou with Anti-Smoking Award

By Thannasis Avgerinos The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday announced that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is to receive a World No Tobacco Day Award for his steadfast campaign and tough anti-smoking legislation in Greece. The decision was announced in...

Greece Toughens Anti-Smoking Regulations

The government of Greece is going to table on Wednesday new stricter measures concerning those who smoke in their cars while children under 12 years old are inside. The fines are going to be even stricter for those who violate the...