Published: October 29th, 2024,
Last updated: May 27th, 2025
The EU wants to better protect people from the dangers of passive smoking. The Commission recently adopted a Council recommendation. According to this, the member states should ban smokers and vapers in public and semi-public places. In places where children, young people and particularly vulnerable people frequently spend time. It’s not about enclosed spaces, it’s about outdoors and in semi-open spaces, such as under canopies.