Greece

Greece's second-largest city of Thessaloniki, well-known for its nightlife, has surprisingly proven to be one of the most obedient places in the country when it comes to implementing the new smoking ban in public places. Numerous inspections conducted by the...

As surprising as it may sound, the recently reinforced universal smoking ban in Greece's public places has been strictly enforced and thousands of Greek smokers seem to be abiding by the new law. This new -- for Greek society, at least...

On Wednesday, May 24 at the International Conference on Tobacco Control 2017 organized by the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) in Athens, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos stressed that the failure of Greece to implement the anti-smoking...

After five No-Smoking laws in the last decade have been largely ignored by Greeks, who light ‘em up more than any other European country, the government has vowed yet another crackdown and said it will begin stricter checks in...

Health Minister Andreas Loverdos was adamant that a ban on smoking in public will be fully enforced without exceptions or modifications, while speaking to reporters on Tuesday. "This is it. They have smoked all they are going to smoke in...

Facing harsh reactions by bar, cafe and restaurant owners, the Greek government is preparing to do a partial about-face on the anti-smoking law.  The law went into effect in September and has gone largely unobserved. General Secretary of the Health...

Restaurant owners facing plunging turnovers and profits intend to defy the newly imposed smoking ban and supply their clients with ashtrays as of Sunday. The restaurant federation announced on Friday: "We are radically opposed to the time period in...

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On the 1st of september, smoking will be banned in all public places. Without exception smoking will be prohibited in all public places, coffee shops, bars etc. A transitional period of eight months is given to casinos and nightclubs, with a...

Greece's Health Ministry sent detailed instructions to local authorities throughout the country on Monday regarding the strict implementation of a smoking ban in public places. The ban has been largely flouted ever since its passage by Parliament in 2008, but...

The Council of State, Greece's highest court, ruled that smoking be prohibited in casinos and entertainment venues exceeding 300 square meters, annulling a previous law, in a decision made known on Wednesday. The previous law, following a 2011 ministerial decision,...

Greece announced announced on Thursday that all hotels which operate on a 12-month basis will be forced to shut down until April 30. It has additionally banned gatherings of more than ten people as authorities try to contain coronavirus spread. The...

One of the many great traditions in Greece is the enjoyment of a couple of shot glasses of tsipouro liqueur accompanied by meze in the company of friends. Tsipouro is widely available in great quantities and it is still...

PASKEDI, Greece's Association of Facilities and Consumers in Catering recently decided to appeal the latest smoking-ban law which has been enforced throughout the country since November of 2019. The PASKEDI association filed a petition before Greece's Council of State, the...

According to a new study conducted in the last several days by the Greek organization ''National Transparency,'' Greek society looks like it has turned a corner and begun to comply to a great extent with the new smoking ban...