Consumer boycotts against high prices spread across the Balkans; Lithuania forms a Food Council to monitor costs.
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Consumers across various European countries, including Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Serbia, are initiating boycotts against large retailers due to rising food and essential goods prices. In Bulgaria, boycotts are targeting high prices and bank fees, with organizers calling for government intervention to regulate prices and limit supermarket profit margins. Greek consumers are also organizing boycotts, expressing frustration over inflation and demanding market stabilization. These boycotts have spread across the Balkan region. In response, some governments are taking action, such as freezing prices for certain products (Bosnia and Herzegovina), strengthening inspections (Serbia), and proposing price caps (Bulgaria). In Lithuania, the government established a Food Council to monitor price fluctuations and analyze the supply chain to address rising costs, though industry representatives caution that discussions about fair profit distribution could violate competition laws. Across the EU, food prices have risen significantly since 2015.
