Nine years on, Greek MPs agree to abide by own anti-smoking law

Metal ashtrays that grace the vestibule off parliament’s cafe are finally being removed

Until not so very long ago Greek MPs thought nothing of lighting up in the august halls of the Athens parliament.

So common was the habit that a thick fog of cigarette smoke often hovered over the building’s cafe, a few metres from the legislative chamber where deputies had once voted to ban smoking in all public spaces, including the 300-seat House.

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