| Series Title | European Voice |
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| Series Details | Vol.9, No.20, 29.5.03, p4 |
| Publication Date | 28/05/2003 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 28/05/03 MORE coordinated efforts are needed across Europe to protect non-smokers from the effects of passive smoking, according to a report published yesterday (27 May). The study is based on the findings of a survey by the European Network for Smoking Prevention (ENSP), a Brussels-based non-governmental organization. ENSP set out to test the effectiveness of smoking-related legislation in five member states: France, Belgium, Finland, Spain and Germany. They found that, in France and Belgium, national laws requiring bars and restaurants to have areas set aside for non-smokers were being largely flouted while in Spain and Germany, where no such legislation is in place, "very few" bars and restaurants had non-smoking areas. Researchers found that existing laws on non-smoking sections were consistently enforced only in Finland. Liberal MEP Liz Lynne, who presented the results of the survey, said the findings showed the need for stronger action to provide non-smokers with protection from environmental tobacco smoke. "We must ensure that people are free to enter restaurants and public places without risk of damaging their health or even of having to suffer the irritation to eyes, nose and throat that smoke brings," added Lynne, an asthma sufferer.
The European Network for Smoking Prevention (ENSP) published a report on 27 May 2003 calling for more co-ordinated efforts across Europe to protect non-smokers from the effects of passive smoking. |
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