Spanish authorities push for ban to ‘denormalise’ deadly habit on beaches | World | News
Authorities in the Spanish region, which British holidaymakers love, force the prohibition of a deadly habit. The Northeast Autonomous Community Public Health officials in Catalonia (written as “Catalunia” in the dominant Catalan language there) wants to smoke on the beaches, so it is not normal among young people.
The region is known for its striking beach holiday villages in Costa Brava and Barcelona, the regional coastal capital. It also hosts incredibly natural beauty like the magnificent Pyrenees Mountains. Expanded sidewalks throughout the country hopes to smoke and deceive Vaping in various environments, including open terraces of bars and restaurants, school gardens and university campuses. EU today Reports.
Spanish Health Minister Mónica García said that measures at the draft stage will expand the existing anti -cigarette rules. Radio Nacional said that when he was talking to España (Ren), he said that the new measures would come into force by the end of the next year.
Currently, in the draft phase, the proposed legislation will prohibit smoking in bars and restaurant terraces, university campuses, school gardens and business vehicles.
However, the authorities in Catalonia want to go further with the insistence of Public Health Secretary Esteve Fernandez: “A child should not be expected to think that smoking is normal to smoke as if to swim or play with the ball.” Olive pressure Reports.
In Barcelona, which was introduced in 2022, the ban on smoking is already in force.
Those who are in favor of the proposed expansion of national smoking rules say that the ban is very important to protect public health according to the output.
Smoking damages “almost every organ of the body”, warns the office of health development and inequalities. “Lung cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular disease, as well as lip, mouth, throat, bladder, kidney, stomach, liver and cervix causes many cancer in other organs” and increases the risks of other diseases.
Second -hand smoke can also be very harmful, which can put people exposed to people under the risk of the same diseases. It is particularly dangerous for children.
The cigarette butts that are discarded are bad for the planet because they contain harmful chemicals, it cannot be disintegrated biologically and it is believed to be the most pottery in the world.
According to Madrid’s, a ban in Spain since 2011 is prohibited “in collective areas and indoor areas that are generally open to the public (bars, health centers, schools, companies, government buildings…). Official Tourism Website.
However, he is currently adding that “every bars and restaurants can choose whether they can prohibit smoking on open -air terraces, so they’re the best consulting staff in advance”.
Training centers (except universities), health centers, children’s parks, children’s playgrounds and airports are forbidden to smoke in areas under the cord.
In the authorized regions, smokers face fines between 30 € (£ 25.99) and 600 € (£ 519.72).
