https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Would you give up smoking for more time off work? A restaurant owner in the western German state of Rhineland Palatinate has started offering employees who don’t smoke five days of extra holiday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200923/how-quitting-smoking-can-earn-german-employees-extra-time-off-work Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:19:21 +0200 how-quitting-smoking-can-earn-german-employees-extra-time-off-work Germany will finally ban outdoor tobacco advertising from 2022, the parliament announced Friday, becoming the last country in the EU to do so. https://www.thelocal.de/20200918/germany-set-to-ban-cigarette-street-ads-from-2022 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:14:43 +0200 germany-set-to-ban-cigarette-street-ads-from-2022 Police in Kassel are investigating a photo posted online, showing a baby with a cigarette in its mouth, being helped by an adult hand. https://www.thelocal.de/20170811/police-launch-child-abuse-investigation-over-photo-of-baby-smoking Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:04:56 +0200 police-launch-child-abuse-investigation-over-photo-of-baby-smoking A new report shows that Germans are cutting back a bit on smoking traditional cigarettes, but are drinking at an "especially high" rate compared to other countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20170411/75-billion-cigarettes-how-much-germans-smoke-and-drink-each-year Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:33:19 +0200 75-billion-cigarettes-how-much-germans-smoke-and-drink-each-year From Friday cigarette producers must print so-called 'shock images' on cigarette packets for sale in Germany as part of an EU-wide bid to cut smoking – but the public don't think it'll work. https://www.thelocal.de/20160520/shock-pictures-aim-to-turn-germans-off-cigarettes Fri, 20 May 2016 12:27:14 +0200 shock-pictures-aim-to-turn-germans-off-cigarettes Ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, 96, has given up his legendary habit of smoking, after an operation for what is popularly known as "smoker's leg" left him in intensive care. https://www.thelocal.de/20150911/germany-most-famous-smoker-goes-cold-turkey Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:47:04 +0200 germany-most-famous-smoker-goes-cold-turkey The Supreme Court (BGH) has decided that a landlord had no right to throw out the man being called "Germany's second-most famous smoker after Helmut Schmidt" without due notice. https://www.thelocal.de/20150218/judge-rules-smoking-senior-can-stay-friedhelm-adolfs Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:36:45 +0100 judge-rules-smoking-senior-can-stay-friedhelm-adolfs Cigarette sales in Germany are at their lowest level ever though taxes are not taking the hit, new figures released on Monday by the Federal Statistics Bureau showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150119/cigarette-sales-drop-to-lowest-numbers-yet Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:55:57 +0100 cigarette-sales-drop-to-lowest-numbers-yet Smokers take note! The Federal Supreme Court (BGH) on Friday have declared that the smell of smoke can be limited to certain times of the day after a couple sued their cigarette-smoking neighbours for stinking up their afternoon coffee time. https://www.thelocal.de/20150116/court-says-smokers-smoking-times-can-be-limited Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:58:00 +0100 court-says-smokers-smoking-times-can-be-limited A smuggler hid 110,000 cigarettes in plastic bags and distributed them around his car in an attempt to fool customs officials in eastern Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20140701/smuggler-hid-110000-cigarettes-in-car-germany Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:54:00 +0200 smuggler-hid-110000-cigarettes-in-car-germany Sixteen million cigarettes have been seized in Hamburg harbour, customs said on Thursday. The smuggled goods came from Dubai and had been transported in containers labelled "household items." https://www.thelocal.de/20140123/police-seize-16-million-cigarettes-hamburg Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:10:00 +0100 police-seize-16-million-cigarettes-hamburg Authorities banned a controversial advertising campaign by American tobacco giant Marlboro in Germany on Wednesday, claiming it was too focused on getting young people to start smoking. https://www.thelocal.de/20131010/52331 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:27:00 +0200 52331 Famous for his love of smoking, popular German ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt apparently has 38,000 menthol cigarettes stashed in his house. He is, a top politician let slip on Tuesday, scared the EU will ban them. https://www.thelocal.de/20130709/50767 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 17:15:00 +0200 50767 The share of young Germans who smoke has dropped by more than half over the past decade, a government report released on Monday revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130624/50489 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:57:00 +0200 50489 Tobacco giant Philip Morris has pulled a series of adverts for Marlboro cigarettes which have adorned bus stops and walls across Germany, after authorities complained they were aimed at young people. https://www.thelocal.de/20120727/44007 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:51:00 +0200 44007 Smokers will not only pay for their habit with their health in 2012 – prices are increasing too, with a pack of 19 cigarettes topping €5 for the first time. https://www.thelocal.de/20111230/39819 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:04:00 +0100 39819 Raising tobacco tax only encourages smokers to buy illegal cigarettes, according to a new customs report leaked to the media. https://www.thelocal.de/20110807/36803 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:04:00 +0200 36803 Bundestag members from all sides of politics are joining forces to push for uniform anti-smoking laws nationwide, going up against entrenched opposition in many parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20110526/35265 Thu, 26 May 2011 11:31:00 +0200 35265 Despite widespread smoking bans across Germany, more than four out of five corner pubs and bars still have patrons smoking inside, a study released Tuesday has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20110503/34771 Tue, 03 May 2011 17:15:00 +0200 34771 Smokers are set to cough up an average of 20 cents more per pack from the beginning of next month, the tobacco industry has announced, blaming rising costs and government taxes. https://www.thelocal.de/20110419/34493 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:51:00 +0200 34493