Smoking Restriction from July 2009

The prohibition of smoking in public places in Greece will be applied six months earlier than initially thought, as announced the Greek Minister of Health, Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos. Instead of January 1st, 2010, the prohibition of smoking in public will start in Greece from July 1st, 2009. According to this law, people will not be allowed to smoke in any other place than their home.