Croatians urged to boycott shopping to protest prices [Video]

Consumer groups across Croatia called for a nation-wide shopping boycott on Friday to protest rising food prices and biting inflation in the Balkan country.

According to organisers, the protest aims to pile pressure on retailers who they blamed for surging inflation in Croatia — which is currently running at the highest annual rate in the 20-nation eurozone.

The boycott call, widely shared on social media this week, urges Croatians to “not to buy anything on that day, absolutely nothing”.

“If 10 percent of people do it that will be a big loss for retail chains, and you will lose absolutely nothing that day, but they will,” read one statement posted online.

“We are extremely satisfied with the reaction of consumers who have contacted us from across Croatia,” said Josip Kelemen from the consumer protection association ECIP, which initiated the protest.

“We expect a massive response,” he told AFP.

The boycott has also been backed by opposition parties, trade …