Order! Greek lawmakers fumes at fellow smokers

Athens, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers are fuming over colleagues who openly violate anti-smoking laws in the country in a building lot where statutes were passed.

A group of 88 representatives wrote to the speaker of Parliament Thursday, urging action against what they call a "pathetic and irritating" State of affairs.

Greece has one of the highest smoking rates in the European Union. Introduced strict legislation in 2010 to ban smoking in indoor public places. Violators fines of € 50-€ 500 ($ 68-$ 680).

It was the anti-smoking law passed third in recent years, but ran into any substantial success: people still light freely in bars, cafes, restaurants — and Parliament.

The lawmakers wrote that, in addition to editing rooms, sometimes there is "not a single square meter" in Parliament where the law is not broken.

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