煙草在線據法新社報道編譯　　保加利亞的立法議員們在4月11日決定，從6月1日開始，保加利亞將禁止在包括咖啡館、酒吧和飯店在內的所有封閉的公共場所吸煙。

　　保加利亞這個巴爾干小國有著歐洲煙癮第二重的煙民，其煙民的煙癮僅次于希臘。而希臘在2005年就已經禁止在所有政府大樓、公共交通工具、火車、電影院、學校和幼兒園內吸煙。

　　但酒吧、咖啡館和飯店則獲準設立獨立的吸煙區和非吸煙區，而小于100平方米（約1100平方英尺）的經營場所，則可以選擇允許吸煙或不允許吸煙。

　　這項在國會一讀獲得通過的新禁令，如今要堵住這個漏洞。

　　據保加利亞衛生部的統計數據說，保加利亞總計740萬的人口中，大約有44%的人經常吸煙，就是這些人鼓噪反對以前所有實施徹底禁煙令的嘗試。

Bulgaria to fall under extended smoking ban in June

AFP
Apr 11

　　Smoking in tobacco-addicted Bulgaria will be banned in all enclosed public spaces as of June 1，including cafes，bars and restaurants，regardless of size，lawmakers decided Wednesday.

　　The small Balkan country，home to Europe's second-heaviest smokers after Greece，already banned smoking in all government buildings，public transport，trains，cinemas，schools and kindergartens in 2005.

　　But bars，cafes and restaurants were allowed to have separate smoking and non-smoking sections，while establishments smaller than 100 square metres (around 1,100 square feet) could choose whether to be either.

　　The new ban，approved on a first reading in parliament，now moves to close this loophole.

　　According to health ministry data，about 44 percent of Bulgaria's total population of 7.4 million are regular smokers，who caused an uproar against all previous attempts to impose a total ban.