The European Union wants to further restrict smoking outdoors. In places such as bus and tram stops, in amusement parks, on sunbathing lawns, in outdoor pools and in front of public buildings, smokers will have to do without their glow sticks in the future. According to a report by "Bild", the EU is striving to create a "smoke-free generation" by 2040. Great Britain, which plans to ban smoking in front of pubs, serves as a model. The EU Commission has therefore recommended that all member states introduce no-smoking zones outdoors. The EU argues that tobacco use causes 700,000 deaths in the EU every year, including tens of thousands from second-hand smoke. The ban on smoking outdoors is inte... [Read more]