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Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2009-07-01
Author: John Hadoulis &ndash
Intro: Wielding high fines, Greece's health ministry on Wednesday launched a nationwide smoking ban -- the third this decade -- in a bid to eliminate the habit in Europe's most nicotine-addicted nation.
As a 2008 law banning smoking in public places officially came into effect, Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos proudly spoke of a "new era".
"The curtain has risen on a new era, as of today establishments are smoke-free and nobody will smoke anywhere," he told state television NET.
"In the end, we will join the ranks of civilised nations," he said. "What are we, the idiots of Europe?".
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In the end, we will join the ranks of civilised nations. What are we, the idiots of Europe?
Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, on Greece's smoking ban.
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