EUROPE MOVES SLOWLY TOWARDS PUBLIC PLACE-SMOKING BANS AND EU COMPULSORY LEGISLATION IS UNLIKELY
March 1st, 2010
BY ALAN OSBORN
JUST six years ago, in March 2004, Ireland was the first country in the world to impose an outright ban on smoking in workplaces. A lot of European governments have followed its lead though Ireland (plus the UK and, surprisingly, Turkey) remain the only countries in Europe where the ban is total - that is it applies to smoking in all enclosed public and workplaces without exceptions.
Are such bans effective in deterring people from smoking? Before they were introduced, many people assumed that they would simply encourage smokers to do more ...
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