Milan, Italy’s renowned fashion capital, has ushered in the nation’s most stringent smoking regulations. As the clock struck midnight on January 1, 2025, the city took a decisive step towards a ...

Milan has banned smoking in outdoor public spaces starting Jan. 1, sparking a debate among proponents of public health and ...

Smokers in Italian city of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country's toughest ban came into effect.

Cigarette smoke, "like all combustion, contributes to the creation of fine particles", said Anna Scavuzzo, Milan's deputy mayor. Italy's first national smoking ban, in 1975, prohibited smoking on ...

The ban will impact attendees of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026. Smoking has been prohibited in all public indoor spaces in Italy since 2005, and several cities have added additional ...

Tourists visiting Milan, Italy, may be in for a change with cigarettes now going out of style in one of the biggest fashion capitals of the world. Milan City council passed an Air Quality ...

The smoking ban by the Italian government in the second largest city of Milan that is effective from Jan.1, is a highly ...

Smoking has now been banned in outdoors and public areas in Italy’s second largest city of Milan. The citywide ban goes into effect starting 1 January in the strictest ban to date on smoking in ...

Situated in the middle of the industrial Po Valley and choked with road traffic, Milan is one of Europe's most polluted cities in terms of air. Italy's first national smoking ban, in 1975 ...

Italy's strictest ban on smoking came into effect in the city of Milan on Wednesday with smokers risking fines of 40 to 240 euros for smoking on city streets or crowded public areas. The air ...