{"id":122326,"date":"2023-12-13T21:29:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T21:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=122326"},"modified":"2023-12-13T21:29:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T21:29:32","slug":"brits-issued-holiday-warning-as-spain-looks-to-bring-in-beach-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/brits-issued-holiday-warning-as-spain-looks-to-bring-in-beach-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Brits issued holiday warning as Spain looks to bring in beach ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brits who are partial to a cigarette and plan to sun themselves on Spain\u2019s glorious beaches could be disappointed this summer as Spain considers a ban on smoking for its attractive coastlines.<\/p>\n

The ban is being considered as part of a new crackdown on smoking and vaping by the Spanish Ministry of Health. The Spanish government is prioritising extending smoke-free spaces to terraces, beaches and cars in the presence of minors and pregnant women.<\/p>\n

Health Minister M\u00f3nica Garc\u00eda said the government could not ignore the severe health impacts of smoking. She said: \u201cWe must look at the law again because we cannot turn our backs on the only measure that can give the population more years of life and a better quality of life, which is to reduce smoking.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While Spain\u2019s Comprehensive Plan for the Prevention and Control of Smoking 2021-2025 was finalised a year and a half ago, it has yet to materialise. Ms Garc\u00eda says the government needs to \u201cget it out of the box.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said Spain has a \u201cfirm commitment\u201d to the recommendations surrounding banning smoking in further public places, adding: \u201cWhat we plan to is study what that plan is going to be, if it needs to be expanded, if it needs to be modified.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vaping will also be included in the new legislation.<\/p>\n

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Some holiday hotspots in Spain already have no-smoking beaches, with 28 in the Balearics alone.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Luis Mart\u00ednez-Almeida, mayor of Madrid, blasted the idea of prohibiting smoking on terraces as \u201cnonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cFrom a health point of view, smoking, of course, is not the most recommended activity, but from there to prohibiting it from being done outdoors seems crazy to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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