Butt out, EU health official told

– Greece’s deputy health minister has told the European Union’s top health official to butt out after getting a reprimand for smoking in public.

Deputy minister Pavlos Polakis was caught on video footage this week holding a cigarette while dancing in a club. He had also been photographed smoking at a news conference in 2016.

It drew a rebuke from EU health commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, who said it was “shameful”.

“I’ll decide when to stop smoking, on my terms,” said Polakis, who is a surgeon.