Milan Implements Comprehensive Outdoor Smoking Ban

Starting January 1, Milan will prohibit smoking in most public spaces unless a minimum distance of ten meters is maintained.

Milan becomes the first major Italian city to enforce a near-total ban on outdoor smoking, effective January 1, 2025.
Violators of the new regulation face fines of up to 240 euros for smoking without maintaining a ten-meter distance in public spaces.
The ban applies to traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, and cigarillos, while electronic cigarettes remain mostly permitted outdoors.
The measure builds on restrictions introduced in 2021, which already banned smoking in parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, and at public transport stops.
The initiative aims to improve air quality and reduce health risks, as cigarette-related emissions account for 7% of Milan's fine particulate pollution, contributing to thousands of deaths annually in Italy.