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Despite occasional efforts to outlaw the habit, the smoking of all kinds of tobacco and opium was a favorite pastime of the Ottomans

The pilots of Germany's biggest airline, Lufthansa, have called off a strike at Frankfurt airport scheduled for Tuesday.

The pilots had planned to walk out on long-haul flights leaving from Frankfurt Airport, according to reports of DPA.

Tuesday's strike was expected to be the fourth one in three weeks, with pilots opposing an early retirement scheme proposed by the airline.

Bulgaria will use all means possible to fight against articles 17 and 18 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, according to Asen Kyuchukov, Deputy Chair of the National Association of Tobacco Growers.

The 3rd International Forum of Oriental Tobacco Producers takes place Thursday in Plovdiv.

In May 2014 Bulgaria's largest tobacco company Bulgartabak Holding had 3% smaller market share, to 30.3%, compared to May 2013, reports Capital Daily. 

According to the company executive director Ventsislav Cholakov, this was normal. 

Bulgarian tobacco growers are to stage a protest on Friday demanding for a new distribution of the BGN 100 M state subsidies, which vary for different sorts of tobacco.

Growers have said that "double standards" were being applied by the government in allocating the grants, which are a little over BGN 2 per kg for some types and BGN 3 per kg for other types of tobacco.

Bulgaria's Ministry of Agriculture will establish a register of tobacco producers as part of the package of measures to be introduced in the sector.

As of April 1, farmers can submit registration applications in the regional offices of the Agriculture ministry.

Bulgaria's tobacco growers will receive their money for the 2013 harvest by the end of April, the government has promised.

Bulgarian tobacco growers have blocked the main road near Svilengrad in protest against the low prices and the delayed purchase campaign.

Bulgarian tobacco growers will stage a protest and blockade Parliament if their demands are not met in 72 hours.

Tsvetan Filev, who chairs Bulgaria's National Association of Tobacco Producers, announced this on Monday in an interview for Bulgarian National Radio, Expert.bg reports.

The draw for the qualification round of the football European Championship 2016 took place in Nice, France on Sunday.

Bulgaria was drawn in Group H together with Italy, Croatia, Norway, Azerbaijan, and Malta.