In the discussed recommendation, the Council Working Group on Public Health aimed to create a “tobacco-free generation” by 2040.
Senior EU officials are considering heavily restricting citizens’ ability to smoke on balconies and in private cars.
Representatives in the Council of the European Union are pushing for a far-reaching ban on smoking and vaping in private places such as people’s balconies and cars.
The drastic proposal has been floated during negotiations with the Council’s Working Party on Public Health, which consists of representatives from member states’ national governments, alongside officials from the European Commission and other EU institutions.