GERMANY BANS SMOKING, SORT OF
Germany's states have reached an agreement on banning smoking in
public places. Bars and restaurants will soon be smoke-free. But
possibly not all bars. Or not all parts of bars. Maybe.
A great wind of fresh air is blowing through Europe as one
country after another imposes bans on smoking in public. Now
Germany has hopped on the non-smoking bandwagon -- but in its
own inimitable half-hearted federal fashion.
Germany has agreed on a ban on smoking in public places -- but
with exceptions. Small pubs might still be allowed to allow
smoking, or there may be separate rooms for smokers. Perhaps.
