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• Croatia considers loosening smoking ban : Health 

The Croatian government is considering loosening a recent ban on smoking after complaints from restaurant and bar owners who have reported 80-per-cent business losses due to the ban, Croatian Health Minister Darko Milinovic said Thursday. In early May, Croatia began enforcing a ban on smoking in most indoor areas and public places, with psychiatric hospitals an exemption. Doctors explained that mentally ill smokers could become agitated without their nicotine fix.

Owners of bars and restaurants complained that the ban was keeping most customers away. The owners say the decline is 80 per cent, but official statistics are still unavailable.

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