Those who defy the new prohibition in the polluted northern Italian city could be fined between 40 to 240 euros ($41 to $249), a punishment that does not sit well with all residents.
Milan’s air quality ordinance, passed in 2020 by the city council, called for progressively stricter bans on smoking.
The latest smoking ban, effective January 1, applies to “all public spaces, including streets”, with the exception of “isolated places where it is possible to maintain a distance of at least 10 metres from other people”, according to the text.
Stellina Lombardo, 56, a non-smoker, said she supported the harsher smoking ban.
The ban -- which comes ahead of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics -- does not apply to e-cigarettes.
Cheap smokes
In 1995, the ban was extended to public administration areas and in 2005 to all enclosed public areas, making it at the time a pioneer in Europe.
Averaging around six euros a pack in Italy, cigarettes are also among the cheapest in Europe, where prices of about 10 euros are more common.
Smoking is responsible for roughly 85 percent of all cases of lung cancer, the deadliest cancer worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
In November, a world-leading proposal in Britain to phase out smoking by young people passed its first parliamentary hurdle, with lawmakers overwhelmingly voting in favour.
The government has said it is aimed at creating Britain’s first “smoke-free generation”.
Worst off is Bulgaria, with smokers making up 37 percent.
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