Europeans back public smoking bans

The European Commission has suggested that the rising support for public smoking bans means there could be an expansion of smoke-free policies across Europe, with 88 percent of citizens backing the approach - especially in countries that have introduced anti-smoking measures.

According to a fresh survey published by the European Commission on Tuesday (22 May), a majority of European smokers themselves favour smoke-free restaurants, offices and indoor workplaces.

"This can only st...