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At present, a very big and tough decision regarding health, social security and public order is coming out from the European continent country Poland. The ‘Sejm’, the lower house of the Polish Parliament, has overwhelmingly approved a historic bill imposing a complete ban on the sale of alcohol at night nationwide. The government and MPs believe that the implementation of this stringent law will not only bring a major reduction in night time crimes, violence and road accidents in the country, but will also save citizens from serious health problems and social side effects arising from excessive alcohol consumption. Since the passage of this historic bill, there has been a stir in the political and social circles across Europe.
According to the provisions of this new law passed by the lower house of parliament, the sale of alcohol at retail shops, stores and business establishments will be completely banned in Poland from 10 pm to 6 am. Apart from this, this bill also completely bans all types of advertisements and promotions of liquor. Along with doubling the license and permit fee for selling liquor, strict provisions have been included like imposing heavy fines on shopkeepers and traders who violate the rules and canceling their licenses. This new law is going to be officially implemented in the entire country from January 1, preparations for which have been started at the administrative level.
The bill received unprecedented public support during the voting in the lower house of Parliament, where more than 400 MPs cast their votes in favor of the bill. Health experts, sociologists and law enforcement agencies of Poland have praised this step of the government. Experts say that in many countries of Europe, due to the easy availability of alcohol late at night, not only was drug addiction increasing among the young generation, but there was also a huge pressure on the police administration due to fights and accidents happening late at night. This ban is expected to reduce the additional burden on emergency services and hospitals to a great extent.
On one hand, the general public and social organizations of the country have described this decision as a historic step towards a healthy society, while on the other hand, there has been a stir among liquor manufacturers, retail store owners and night life businessmen. Business organizations argue that this decision will cause huge loss to their revenue and may also affect the tourism business. However, the Polish government has made clear that the health of citizens and public safety is more important than any commercial profit. After this tough decision of Poland, the demand to control the sale of liquor at night has started gaining momentum in France, Germany and other neighboring European countries also.