In Kosovo, starting Monday, a group of citizens are expected to join an initiative to boycott supermarkets due to the ongoing price increases. Such an initiative was initially taken in several countries in the region.

For this boycott, a group of citizens has been created on social networks who call for support for this initiative for a boycott in Kosovo on February 10. According to them, it is high time for the responsible authorities to react to the situation created with high prices. While the same people say that some basic products are cheaper in European countries than in Kosovo. Meanwhile, this initiative is also supported by economists and the "Consumer" Association. While the latter estimates that the era of fraud and speculative prices is over.

More details about this initiative have been provided to KosovaPress by one of the founders of the initiative, Xhevat Kastrati. He emphasizes that the main goal is to create a platform where citizens can express their complaints about high prices. While he underlines that there has been a long time that citizens have complained about price increases and that they have not received reflection from those responsible. While he says that this initiative aims to raise awareness among citizens and all stakeholders involved that this situation cannot continue.

According to him, so far there are about 5 thousand people who have joined the "Kosova Boycott" group, but he expects support from a wider audience.

Citizens have strongly supported this initiative. Hasan Osmani, a Kosovo citizen, says that prices are rising out of control, and that they will join the boycott to show solidarity with the initiative.

Citizen Ajshe Murtezaj has also expressed concern about the high prices, saying that not much can be done with 100 euros, and it is necessary for citizens to unite to address this problem.

Citizen Fatime Statovci also emphasizes that the prices are too high for the Kosovo budget and that she will join the initiative to call for a price reduction.

Meanwhile, economist Liridon Alidemaj, while supporting the initiative, says that this is necessary to address price abuses. Alidemaj emphasizes that product prices in Kosovo are higher than those in countries like Germany, where wages and living standards are higher.

On the other hand, the president of the "Consumer" association, Selatin Kaçaniku, also supported the initiative, emphasizing that the era of fraud and speculative prices is over. According to him, prices in Kosovo are rigged and should be lower than in the countries of origin, adding that Kosovo needs trade representatives who would monitor the progress of exports and imports.

We recall that, angered by the continued price increases, citizens of several Western Balkan countries were invited to boycott purchases in several large grocery stores on January 31.

Such an initiative has started in Croatia and has spread to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and is soon expected to launch in North Macedonia.