German Chancellor pushes for smoking ban in Talks With States
13 December 2006
German
Chancellor Angela Merkel has attempted to persuade regional leaders to
introduce smokefree legislation in restaurants, schools and other
public places, after being forced to drop plans for a nationwide ban.
This
follows the news that the Cabinet has only approved a smoking ban for
federal-government buildings such as ministries, train stations and job
centres, even though lawmakers previously agreed on the terms for a
broader ban. The country's 16 states will be left to draw up their own
rules for restaurants, pubs and schools, as government legal experts
consider that a nationwide ban may be unconstitutional.
This was originally reported in the Bloomberg News
