Despite a belief that an easing of the country’s smoking ban—which includes bars and restaurants—was imminent, Bulgaria will now see stricter enforcement. After a heated debate, the Bulgarian Parliament failed to reach an agreement to amend the 2012 Health Act’s smoking ban, the Health Ministry went one step further: more checks for smoking in public places.

The law prohibits smoking at workplaces, restaurants, bars, public transportation facilities, hotels, open air performance venues, sports facilities and others.

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I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.