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 Germany to mark 60th anniversary of Berlin Airlift ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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