Smoking is now illegal in bars and restaurants throughout Germany. North-Rhine Westphalia and Thuringia became the last two states to implement public smoking bans on July 1, all other states having done so piecemeal since late 2007.
In Berlin, where a ban took effect on January 1, smokers were granted a six-month period of grace that expired today and those who breach the ban now face fines of 1,000 euros. The German cancer association, which claims 3,300 people die from passive smoking in Germany annually, said that the extension of the ban Smoking ban applies nationally in Germany ...
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Pope Benedict Mulling Return to Germany, Report Says ... to all states meant "people can now breathe a sigh of relief."
(Deutsche Welle)
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