Indoor smoking bans need to be complete, say MEPs
Smoking bans in all enclosed workplaces, restaurants, public buildings and public transport need to be complete if they are to protect workers and non-smokers and help smokers to quit, said Parliament on Thursday.
MEPs called on EU Member States to continue introducing rules to protect non-smoking workers and step up other efforts to protect non-smokers, in a resolution adopted by 520 to 53, with 45 abstentions.
Parliament notes that an estimated 25 % of all cancer deaths and 15 % of all deaths in the EU can be attributed to smoking.
