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[Gibraltar, Spain] Tobacco clampdown: Guardia Civil step up frontier anti-smuggling efforts

Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added Sep 16, 2012 22:06
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[Spain] Adelson Chooses Madrid Over Barcelona for New Casino

Esperanza Aguirre, president of Madrid's regional government, recently urged the national government to make concessions requested by Mr. Adelson, including some tax exemptions and an easing of restrictions on smoking in public spaces. Tomás G&oa
New York Times
added Sep 10, 2012 02:14
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[Gibraltar, Spain] Beach fury as frontier clampdown shifts tobacco smugglers to shore

A brazen daylight attempt to smuggle cigarettes from Eastern Beach using a speedboat has raised concern that tighter controls at the land border could push criminal gangs out to sea.
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added Aug 29, 2012 21:25
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[Europe] Casino Plan Runs Into Opposition in Spain

New York Times
added Aug 16, 2012 12:09
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[Spain] EuroVegas smoking law leniency 'worries' European Commission

SPECULATION that smoking laws may be relaxed to allow customers to light up in the planned EuroVegas complex in order to maximise trade have caused 'concern' within the European Union.
ThinkSpain.com (es)
added Aug 14, 2012 20:58
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Father and girl die in cliff jump fleeing fires in Spain caused by discarded cigarettes

Four people have died in wildfires sweeping north-eastern Spain near the border with France , including a father and his teenage daughter who leapt from a cliff into the sea to escape the flames, were dashed on the rocks and drowned.
London Evening Standard (uk)
added Jul 24, 2012 11:35
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[Europe, Spain] Alliance One Loses Appeal Over Spanish Tobacco Cartel Fines

Alliance One International Inc. (AOI) (AOI) lost a challenge at the European Union’s top court over antitrust fines levied almost eight years ago for fixing the prices paid to Spanish tobacco growers.
Business Week/Bloomberg
added Jul 20, 2012 03:45
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[Spain] Bars and restaurants call for permission to set up smoking rooms on their premises

And were it not for Eurovegas, adds Gallego, the fact that numerous bars and cafés have gone out of business or lost thousands due to a sudden shortage in customers and in drinks ordered would continue to be ignored.
ThinkSpain.com (es)
added Jul 9, 2012 03:04
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Smoking falls following workplace ban in Spain

A BAN on smoking in the workplace has led to a five per cent drop in the number of workers who light up in Spain, according to a study.
The Olive Press (es)
added Jul 6, 2012 09:09
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[Spain] Ana Mató: ‘Smoking ban will not be lifted for Eurovegas’

FURIOUS health minister Ana Mató has hit back at Madrid regional president Esperanza Aguirre after she said the anti-smoking law would ‘have to change’ once Eurovegas is set up in Spain. “Oh, no it won’t,” stormed Mató yesterday.
ThinkSpain.com (es)
added Jun 30, 2012 05:19
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