Romania's Georgescu calls on supporters to join supermarket boycott

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Consumers in Romania were urged to boycott supermarkets on Monday in protest at rising food prices, following a boycott that left stores empty in Croatia at the end of January, and Bulgaria is set to follow suit.

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Romania's Georgescu calls on supporters to join supermarket boycott

Romania is the latest country to join a supermarket that has gained traction across the Balkans, with far-right ultranationalist Călin Georgescu calling on his supporters to join the initiative.

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A similar action took place in Croatia at the end of January - In Romania the initiative belongs to the far right, which is in full bloom.

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Cost of living crisis: Consumers in the Western Balkans boycott supermarkets

It started off in Croatia in late January: In the past weeks, the country has witnessed a significant number of supermarket boycotts as citizens express their frustration over escalating prices, a frustration shared by shoppers in other EU member states and a few of those who want to join the bloc. The shop boycott was initiated by a Facebook group called “Hello, Inspector” (“Halo, inspektore” in Croatian), the movement gained support from consu…

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In recent days, the word "boycott", a word rarely used by Romanians, has returned to everyone's attention. This is after the former sovereignist candidate in the presidential elections, Călin Georgescu, urged his supporters to boycott supermarkets. Georgescu's arguments in favor of boycotting large chain stores were: high prices, the fact that they would declare 0 profit and the fact that Romanian producers suffer huge losses, their products not…

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Romania far-right urges supermarket boycott over inflation

Far-right politicians have urged shoppers in Romania to stay away from supermarkets on Monday to protest against rising prices, in a campaign that has spread around southeast European countries. Calin Georgescu, a far-right presidential hopeful, called on his supporters to show “solidarity with Romanian producers” labelling price rises “unacceptable” in a recent Facebook post. Romania had the highest inflation rate in the European Union last yea…