What will be the follow-up to the Green Paper?
Stakeholders are invited to submit their comments to the Green Paper until 1 June 2007. The Commission will then analyse the responses and produce a report with the main findings of the consultation, before considering further steps If justified by the comments received and the developments in Member States a follow-up initiative could be presented in 2008. What is the public support for smoke-free policies? According to the results of the special Eurobarometer on Tobacco, smoke-free policies are extremely popular among EU citizens. An overwhelming majority of 88% support smoke-free offices, indoor workplaces and any indoor public space – a slight increase compared to last year’s survey. According to the data, around half of European citizens do not permit smoking in their home and four out of five are aware that second-hand smoke is harmful for health. The survey reveals that almost one in three smokers have tried to give up in the last 12 months. However, over 70% of them have relaps
