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German doctors call for complete ban on smoking advertising

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:16:53 +0100

Germany is the only country in the EU that still allows tobacco companies to advertise their products on billboards and in cinemas. Now, doctors and some politicians pushing to change this.

MPs push for national smoking ban

Thu, 26 May 2011 11:31:00 +0200

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.

Getting through a smoke-free Oktoberfest

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:20:00 +0200

The 200th anniversary Oktoberfest is the first to be completely smoke-free, thanks to Bavaria's new no exceptions smoking ban and solidarity among the beer-tent landlords. Ben Knight found out how the locals are coping.

Oktoberfest kicks off

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:29:00 +0200

The Munich beer festival kicked off Saturday with millions of visitors from around the world expected to raise a glass or two to celebrate the event's 200th birthday over the next 17 days.

Bavarians approve stricter smoking ban

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0200

The Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich is to become smoke-free after voters in a referendum Sunday in the southern German state of Bavaria opted for a total smoking ban.

Bavaria votes on total smoking ban

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:56:00 +0200

The state of Bavaria is holding a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to impose a complete ban on smoking in all restaurants and bars. It would be the strictest ban in Germany.

Growing ranks of smokers support ban

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:38:00 +0200

An increasing number of smokers support Germany’s smoking ban in bars and restaurants, according to a study released by the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) this week.

High court upholds Bavaria's porous smoking ban

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:23:00 +0200

Germany’s high court in Karlsruhe on Thursday ruled that Bavaria’s looser implementation of its smoking ban is constitutional.

Beer sales fizzle to lowest level on record

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:25:00 +0200

Beer sales for the first six months of 2009 have dropped to their lowest level since the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) started keeping track of the sales in 1991, the Wiesbaden office reported Thursday.

One more drag

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:15:00 +0200

Remember the smoking ban? You might not have noticed, but it is still legal. Now a petition is being distributed to kill it off with a referendum. Ben Knight meets the campaigners who want to reclaim their right to nicotine suicide.

German smokers protest ban in Berlin

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:04:00 +0200

Several hundred smokers, cafe and pub owners puffed their way through the Brandenburg Gate and Berlin to the city hall on Saturday to protest against the smoking ban.

Tobacco sales down in Germany

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:11:00 +0200

The number of tobacco sold in Germany for the first quarter of 2008 continued to go down according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Wednesday.

Germans rebel against smoking ban

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:58:00 +0100

On New Years Eve, Germany, a country where about one third of the population smokes, ended an era of being a smokers' paradise. Germans, who otherwise have a reputation for being sticklers for rules, are showing a rebellious streak.