http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/country/macedonia.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.limun.hr/en/main.aspx?id=772684 http://tobacco.org/news/331237.html Tobacco purchase in the Prilep region is being conducted without any impediment. The price of tobacco is MKD 169.5 per kilo. 20 percent of this year’s tobacco purchase in Macedonia (17,000 tons) has been purchased by now. This year, we expect a yield of some 18,000 tons of tobacco. Limun.hr Macedonia Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/19899/45/ http://tobacco.org/news/330734.html In the first two months of the third quarter this year, volume of the total industrial production grew by 3.2 percent year-on-year, which represents growth slowdown, however it still is much better than any country in the Eurozone. MINA Macedonia Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/845/f/464365/s/1a68434c/l/0L0Sbelfasttelegraph0O0Cbreaking0Enews0Coffbeat0Cmacedonia0Eparliaments0Esmoking0Efine0E160A8280A70Bhtml0Dr0FRSS/story01.htm http://tobacco.org/news/329278.html State smoking inspectors have fined Macedonia's parliament after a raid found overflowing ashtrays on the premises - but no illicit smokers. The country's labour inspectorate said in a statement that in addition to a £4,285 fine it had ordered the assembly's lounge and restaurant to close for two weeks over breaches of an indoor smoking ban. Belfast Telegraph Macedonia Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/11/19/995879_choking-smokers-in-central-and-eastern-europe http://tobacco.org/news/311523.html Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia are among the latest countries in Central and Eastern Europe to announce or to step up public smoking bans. In Bulgaria, restrictions on smoking in public areas, which were introduced through amendments to the Health Act, will take effect at the beginning of 2011, according to a regulation on indoor smoking in public and working places approved by the Cabinet on November 3. . . . In Serbia, as of November 11, smoking is banned in all enclosed public spaces and at workplaces, as well as at all state institutions, although there is an exception for cafés. . . . In Macedonia, the beginning of November saw a ban on smoking on open-air terraces of cafés, after an exception was allowed this past summer. Sofia Echo Bulgaria Serbia Macedonia Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?vId=72590326&lId=2&pmId=501 http://tobacco.org/news/299218.html Skopje Basic Court sentenced Thursday Kumanovo "tobacco boss" Bajrus Sejdiu to five years in prison for criminal association, violation of copyrights and law on excise. Sejdiu was indicted together with 32 other individuals MIA-Macedonian Information Agency Macedonia Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?vId=71020881&lId=2&pmId=505 http://tobacco.org/news/296045.html Premiere of documentary film "Tobacco Girl" of Biljana Garvanlieva will be held Wednesday at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA) in French town Biarritz. . . . The story focuses on a 14-year-old girl Mumine, who grows tobacco together with her parents. They are part of the Juruk community in Macedonia, Turkish people that came to Southern Europe 600 years ago, populating the country's mountainous areas. MIA-Macedonian Information Agency France Macedonia Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.limun.hr/main.aspx?id=550988 http://tobacco.org/news/296020.html Macedonian tobacco growers are satisfied with the quality of tobacco, its assessment and purchase this year. At the meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture, they evaluated that the average purchase price of MKD 192 and state subvention of MKD 60 were satisfactory. . . . Moreover, they will demand the purchase price to be 10 to 15 percent higher in future. Limun.hr Macedonia Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gyGze9LG8Rl-fOy2p_NeR2P_I5pw http://tobacco.org/news/295753.html SKOPJE, Macedonia — Restaurants and cafes across Macedonia closed their doors Friday to protest a smoking ban in this Balkan country where lighting up is something of a cultural tradition. The prohibition on smoking either indoors or outside at establishments where food is served came into effect on Jan. 1. The country's association of pub and restaurant landlords says it is driving customers away and their businesses are suffering. An estimated half of Macedonia's 2 million people smoke, with many starting barely into their teens. "This law is too restrictive. Smoking is a social habit for Macedonians," said 32-year-old bar owner Jani S. "People gather, laugh and grieve with cigarettes - they are our best friends." Canadian Press Macedonia Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://news.xinhuanet.com/health/2009-12/25/content_12703776.htm http://tobacco.org/news/294697.html 斯科普里消息：马其顿政府２４日宣布，将从明年１月１日起在餐饮场所实行全面禁烟。 Xinhua Newswire ycjg@xinhua.org Macedonia Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/12/27/nb-08 http://tobacco.org/news/294646.html The government announced on Thursday (December 24th) that effective on January 1st, smoking in all restaurants and bars in the country will be completely banned. Violators will have to pay a fine of 150 to 300 euros, while the owners of bars and restaurants who allow customers to light up would face fines of 2,000 to 4,000 euros. Southeast European Times Macedonia Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/12/25/835440_smoking-controversies-in-macedonia-serbia http://tobacco.org/news/294613.html A ban on smoking in public places takes effect in Macedonia at the stroke of New Year, but some MPs and the hospitality industry are fighting a last-ditch battle. . . . In September 2009, Croatia eased restrictions, while subsequently Greece and Serbia reportedly were considering doing the same. In some countries, notably Bulgaria, the existing restrictions on smoking in public places are widely ignored - though, ironically, the Government in Sofia has announced that the ban will be widened in 2010. In Macedonia, as of January 1 2010, smokers will not be allowed to smoke in eateries, cafes, nightclubs, disco-clubs, pubs, stadiums, including the outdoor dining areas in summertime. . . . From Belgrade, Danas reported on December 24 2009 that the Serbian government had "abandoned" plans for a blanket ban on smoking indoors. The daily said that this had followed a meeting between government officials and cigarette manufacturers in Serbia. Sofia Echo web@sofiaecho.com (Clive Leviev-Sawyer) Serbia Macedonia Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mrt.com.mk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7893&Itemid=27 http://tobacco.org/news/294607.html Smokers in Macedonia will have to put out their cigarettes minutes after the clock finishes striking twelve on the New Year's Night, as smoking ban enters into force on 1 January. State inspectors have been dispatched to tell the owners of cafés and eateries that the smoking ban must be complied with in the first minutes of 2010, shortly after people finish great each other. "State Inspectorate crews will be working overtime during the New Year's holidays, including the New Year's Night, said Saso Jakimovski, the Head of State Market Inspectorate. Macedonian Radio Television Macedonia Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091204005415&newsLang=en http://tobacco.org/news/294220.html The Tobacco in Macedonia report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2002-2007), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2012 illustrate how the market is set to change. Business Wire press@researchandmarkets.com Macedonia Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://sofiaecho.com/2009/10/26/804919_macedonia-to-ban-smoking-in-bars-restaurants-from-january-2010?ref=rss http://tobacco.org/news/291717.html Macedonia has become the latest country in South Eastern Europe to announce a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars, and the latest to hear vociferous complaints from restaurant owners that their businesses will be ruined. Currently, the law says that smoking may be allowed in no more than half the area of a bar or restaurant, but Macedonian media reports said that this rule is widely ignored. Macedonia intends banning smoking in restaurants and cafes from January 1 2010. Customers caught smoking will face fines of the equivalent of 150 to 300 euro, while restaurants and cafes that break the rules will be fined from 2000 to 4000 euro. The new law also bans the sale of cigarettes to people younger than 16. Those who do will be fined 2000 to 4000 euro. Sofia Echo web@sofiaecho.com (Clive Leviev-Sawyer) Macedonia Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.emportal.co.yu/en/news/region/71427.html http://tobacco.org/news/275889.html Japan Tobacco International (JTI), the third tobacco company in the world, enters the Macedonian market with its famous brands Winston and Camel EMG Ekonomist Media Group Macedonia Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT