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This week in Mailbox: World No Tobacco Day, Radio Prague on Facebook, Radio
Prague’s annual listeners’ contest. Listeners quoted: Chun-Quan Meng,
Carl Zimmerman.
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Current AffairsFinnish-style crackdown long way off in Czech smokers' paradise
Finland made international headlines recently with news that its government
plans to completely eradicate smoking – not just a ban on smoking in
public places, that already exists, but the total and final eradication of
smoking amongst the Finnish population. It’s a lofty goal to be sure, and
has reignited the smoking debate in other European countries, many of which
have banned smoking in cafes, pubs and restaurants. The Czech Republic,
however, like most former communist states, seems to be trailing behind.
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Current AffairsMPs reject lobbying legislation
Deputies of the lower house on Wednesday rejected a bill designed to curb
lobbying. While many deputies agree that the issue needs to be addressed,
only a few are willing to support legislation that would set down
transparent rules for influencing political decisions.
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Current AffairsCzech teenagers top European tables in substance abuse survey
A newly-released study on substance abuse among young people in Europe
makes alarming reading for Czech officials. The results of the European
School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) carried out in 35
European countries in 2007 have just been released, and they show Czech
teenagers topping many of the tables in terms of abuse of controlled
substances such as alcohol, nicotine and drugs.
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Current AffairsCzechs clarify smoking legislation but total ban still long way off
The Czech Republic clarified – rather than tightened – its smoking
legislation on Friday, when the Senate passed an amendment to the law on
smoking in public places. The amendment was very much a compromise between
anti-smoking campaigners on one hand, and those trying to protect
people’s right to light up in bars and restaurants on the other. But as
Rob Cameron reports, a total ban – such as that which exists in many
European countries - is still a long way off.
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