Sweden bans smoking in bars and restaurants
05/30/05
STOCKHOLM (AFX) - Sweden will introduce a ban on smoking in all bars and restaurants at the stroke of midnight, joining a growing band of European countries seeking to reduce the number of people who smoke and to limit the risks of second-hand smoke.
The ban has been largely welcomed in the Scandinavian country, where a recent poll showed that 85 pct favour an end to smoking in restaurants and 77 pct support a ban in bars and clubs.
Even two-thirds of smokers questioned said they agreed with the ban, according to the Temo poll conducted in early May.
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