https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed On World No-Tobacco Day, discussions about banning smoking on all bar and restaurant terraces in Spain are heating up, with legislation set to be approved in the coming year. https://www.thelocal.es/20220531/explained-spains-plans-to-ban-smoking-on-bar-terraces Tue, 31 May 2022 14:37:25 +0200 explained-spains-plans-to-ban-smoking-on-bar-terraces A fifth of Spain's population smokes on a daily basis. With such high numbers, here's how the country's pulmonologists propose to get smokers to quit. https://www.thelocal.es/20211105/how-spain-plans-to-stamp-out-smoking Fri, 05 Nov 2021 18:52:43 +0100 how-spain-plans-to-stamp-out-smoking Spain’s Health Ministry is advising citizens not to smoke or vape in social settings given the amount of hand to mouth contact the habit involves. https://www.thelocal.es/20200702/spain-warns-against-smoking-and-vaping-in-public-to-avoid-covid-infections Thu, 02 Jul 2020 16:02:59 +0200 spain-warns-against-smoking-and-vaping-in-public-to-avoid-covid-infections A group of Spanish medical experts warns that given the serious health effects, lighting up around a child could be considered abuse. https://www.thelocal.es/20160530/smoking-near-children-is-form-of-abuse-experts Mon, 30 May 2016 18:20:03 +0200 smoking-near-children-is-form-of-abuse-experts A law passed on Thursday places tighter restrictions on tobacco and alcohol consumption, but actually opens the door a bit for more cannabis clubs. https://www.thelocal.es/20160408/basque-parliament-bans-smoking-and-drinking-in-stadiums Fri, 08 Apr 2016 10:30:00 +0200 basque-parliament-bans-smoking-and-drinking-in-stadiums Altadis, a Franco-Spanish offshoot of Britain-based Imperial Tobacco, said on Tuesday it planned to close its last cigarette factory in Spain as sales in the country go up in smoke. https://www.thelocal.es/20160119/up-in-smoke-spains-last-cigarette-factory-to-close Tue, 19 Jan 2016 16:39:21 +0100 up-in-smoke-spains-last-cigarette-factory-to-close A new study has revealed that the number of smokers in Spain has slightly decreased, but a third still light up on a daily basis. https://www.thelocal.es/20150529/spaniards-slowly-stubbing-out-the-ciggies Fri, 29 May 2015 17:03:33 +0200 spaniards-slowly-stubbing-out-the-ciggies A photograph of a baby smoking a cigarette uploaded to a popular social networking site has caused controversy in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150512/fury-over-instagram-smoking-baby-photo Tue, 12 May 2015 11:38:28 +0200 fury-over-instagram-smoking-baby-photo The number of Spaniards who said they started using cannabis in 2013 outnumbered those who said they took up smoking cigarettes, according to a government study released Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150304/tokers-outnumber-smokers-in-spain-for-first-time Wed, 04 Mar 2015 09:50:00 +0100 tokers-outnumber-smokers-in-spain-for-first-time A patient in Spain caught pneumonia from smoking an electronic cigarette too much, the second ever recorded case of lung illness from the devices, the hospital treating him said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140314/spanish-patient-gets-pneumonia-by-e-cigarettes Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:20:00 +0100 spanish-patient-gets-pneumonia-by-e-cigarettes Spain will ban electronic cigarettes from public places like hospitals and schools because of their possible health risks, the government said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131219/spain-bans-e-cigarettes-in-public-spaces Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:38:00 +0100 spain-bans-e-cigarettes-in-public-spaces Spain's Minister of Health will tell regional officials on Friday that she wants to ban the smoking of e-cigarettes in enclosed public places. It's part of a bid to regulate a rapidly growing industry. https://www.thelocal.es/20131218/spain-set-to-clamp-down-on-e-cigarettes Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:45:00 +0100 spain-set-to-clamp-down-on-e-cigarettes A top Spanish medical association has warned e-cigarette users that lungs suffer the same short-term health effects with them as with regular cigarettes. https://www.thelocal.es/20131001/spanish-doctors-issue-e-cigarette-health-warning Tue, 01 Oct 2013 19:20:00 +0200 spanish-doctors-issue-e-cigarette-health-warning Spain's plans for a gambling-fuelled exit from its economic crisis are looking increasingly shaky with two planned mega-casino facing an uncertain future because of a smoking ban and a push for independence in Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.es/20130920/spain-plays-roulette-with-mega-casino-projects Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:17:00 +0200 spain-plays-roulette-with-mega-casino-projects Spaniards are among the world's heaviest smokers and spend more per person on both alcohol and tobacco than foreign residents in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20130722/expat-residents-drink-and-smoke-less-than-spaniards Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:46:00 +0200 expat-residents-drink-and-smoke-less-than-spaniards Spain's number one cigarette company Altadis, the producer of renowned cigarette brands Gauloises, Nobel and Fortuna, announced on Wednesday it will axe nearly 10 percent of its staff in Spain as cigarette sales slump in the face of no-smoking bans and a booming black market in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20130605/spains-top-cigarette-firm-goes-up-in-smoke Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:02:00 +0200 spains-top-cigarette-firm-goes-up-in-smoke Anti-smoking campaigners in Spain complained Friday that the government is considering bending its tobacco law to let punters light up inside a US-built mega-casino planned in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20130601/spain-may-allow-smoking-in-us-built-mega-casino Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:42:17 +0200 spain-may-allow-smoking-in-us-built-mega-casino