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STUB IT OUT! Petition calls on nationwide ban on cigarette smoking at Spain's beaches

Cigarette and tobacco prices could soon surge in Spain: Government hopes measure will reduce the number of smokers

THE Spanish health ministry are considering imposing a new levy on cigarettes and tobacco in an attempt to reduce the number of smokers nationwide. The

1 Feb, 2024 @ 10:32

Economy·Health·Lead·Other News

Spain’s government to crack down on electronic cigarettes and tobacco flavours, while new regulations for vaping are still being considered by Health Ministry

THE SPANISH government is planning to crack down on non-conventional tobacco products by putting heated cigarettes on a par with conventional ones, as well as

16 Jan, 2024 @ 13:29

Health·Lead·Politics

Anti-smoking association in Spain calls for ban on tobacco sales in bars, restaurants and petrol stations

AN ANTI-SMOKING association has called on the Spanish government to ban the sale of tobacco in bars, restaurants, hotels and petrol stations, as well as

17 May, 2023 @ 15:12

Health·Lead

Tobacco companies in Spain to pay for cleaning millions of cigarette butts under new laws

New laws that force tobacco companies to pay the cost for cleaning up millions of cigarettes will come into effect across Spain on Friday. The

5 Jan, 2023 @ 17:30

Environment·Lead·National News·Premium

Spain poised to raise price of cigarettes and ban smoking on terrazas and in cars

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health is considering plans to raise the price of tobacco and ban smoking on terraces and inside cars as part of a

1 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·National News

Enough tobacco to make 11 million cigarettes seized as smuggling gang arrested in raids throughout Spain and Portugal

A CRIMINAL gang exporting illegal tobacco and cigarettes from Spain to Portugal has been thwarted by Europol and a cross-border team of customs and Guardia

27 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Fag end fears as tourist collapse on Spain’s Costa Blanca leads to tobacconist closure threats

TOBACCONISTS on the Costa Blanca say they’ve had a bad year for sales as travel restrictions has slashed their main customer base, which could force

4 Aug, 2020 @ 16:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

Smoking can help transmit coronavirus according to Spain’s Health Ministry

SPAIN’S Health Ministry has advised against smoking cigarettes as they allegedly help transmit coronavirus.

2 Jul, 2020 @ 18:23

Health·Lead

EU bans sale of menthol cigarettes from today, fines as high as €10,000 for shops selling them

THE sale of menthol cigarettes has been banned throughout Spain from today.

20 May, 2020 @ 17:27

Health·Lead

Spain’s Guardia Civil seize 26,000 illegal cigarette packets in Malaga province

TENS of thousands of cigarette packets have been seized by the Guardia Civil in the province of Malaga.

18 May, 2020 @ 15:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain to issue €10,000 fines to sellers of menthol cigarettes, which will be BANNED in just 107 days

Around 66% of smokers take up smoking before they turn 18, according to Cancer Research UK

3 Feb, 2020 @ 08:58

Health·Lead

Six arrests in Spain as Guardia Civil seize 15,000 packs of cigarettes from Gibraltar that were sold in sweet shops

It is thought that the smuggling gang made orders of between 3,500 and 5,000 packs of cigarettes a week

11 Mar, 2019 @ 11:49

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Volunteers remove more than 22,000 cigarette butts from Costa del Sol beach in Spain

DEDICATED volunteers have picked up an amazing 22,500 cigarettes from a Costa del Sol beach. The amazing haul was removed from La Linea’s shoreline during

20 Sep, 2018 @ 15:11

Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Malaga