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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Croatian consumers have begun a week-long boycott of major retailers in protest at rising prices. It follows the success of a one-day protest last week, and has inspired similar movements in other Balkan nations. Kristina Simich reports.
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Respect Croatians
For what joining the EU. Stupidity they sold their country and souls.
Our idiots just blindly keep supporting the traitors who rip us off every day of the week!
I did, until they joined NATO and the EU. Game over for Croatia.
@SuperMarioY agreed Croatia has ceased to exist sold its soul after fighting for its independence.
@@SuperMarioYSerbian
Boycotts work. Power to the people
NO THEY DONT
THEY ONLY HURT YOU MORE THAN IT HURTS THEM
@@Mandai-f2dgo now and lick you boss shoes now!!!
@@Mandai-f2d NE SERI ŽIDOVE
their profit might have dropped on friday, but it increased on thursday. I know myself that I still eat the same amount of food and smoke the same amount of cigarettes every day. its just not possible to boycott something we can't do without. and im not gonna eat less in order for them to lose profit, that would be insane
This needs to spread world wide …
Precies!!!! Weg met de supermarkt ketens !!
Why do you think those retail thUgs are milking every community in the world? because people dont seem to be price sensitive, we shop without discretion just to get it done. If they begin to notice revenue falling they will lower prices. I AM FRUGAL TOO
This story is to simply lament people. no it's a psyop too many tell tale signs-based on conversion into Euro, it's only for 1 week , and as usual the govt comes up with a surveillance strategy for the food you eat.!? no chance not good! Whatever mainstream has-it's for a reason-not for us, for the controllers!!!!
That needs Collective mindset.
People have the power if every single one are on same intention / goals.
But we have leeches/trojans within us that disturb everything
@@lavatr8322People who can't bother...People who lack self control or discipline will often not want to go along with this either. It's always admirable when a country understands its people power. People can overpower any government no matter what tech the government has but it takes people understanding their power...most just don't know how powerful they can be.
It's amazing how much people around the world are alike; share the same problems and breath the same air.
Alle opstaan tegen het regime!
… while overlords… stretch and yawn …while going about their days…
I've been following a Dutch lady motorcycling around the world. Her channel is ItchyBoots. Her channel shows how kind the majority of people are. It's the power hungry psychos in government and greedy CEOs that cause the e problems for all of us everywhere.
Cause the real whyrus is called Greed! It will keep spreading unless the Luigi squad continues its work.
☭☭☭☭ Workers Of The World Unite ☭☭☭
It's not just Croatia it's around the world big retailers pushing up prices on essential such as food, housing and energy all since covid
And giving the same bs excuse about supply and demand. If you control essential markets like the food market, nothing can stop you from asking whatever you want, if people can't stop buying. You essentially are in a planned economy.
A major study in the US already showed that the inflationary spike after Covid/the Ukraine invasion etc. was about 50% pure profiteering. Any excuse for a price increase and corporations will hop on it and then some. The Croatians are 100% right in their actions. Hopefully they can extend it for even longer.
true but its insane we have prices higher than germany with half the income
Not since covid. It started with the euro back in 2002. During covid it got worse
@@SychoSam We only adopted the Euro last year, and yes it got significantly worse over night. COVID was bad, but adopting Euro was far worse.
Smart people are Croats! Respect from Latvia 🇱🇻
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Smart Croats
No bro we are not. We are the dumbest people in the world along with thr Bosnians
Croats are everything but smart people
Smart cuz they saw how the Serbs did it so they copied us. But better that, than letting yourself being tricked.
@@Belgrade94 When did Serbs boycott shopping? Please enlighten me!
How then can we explain that the prices of Croatian products are higher in stores in Croatia than the prices of the same Croatian products on shelves in neighboring countries?
Good point! How is it that I can buy for example a box of Ferro Rocher chocolate in the USA for about HALF PRCE than pretty much anywhere in the EU?
Prices depend on supply and demand but mostly dictated by pricing power (i.e. monopoly / oligopoly).
Because business owners did what happened in Germany when they changed the mark to euro. The government said that 1 mark is half euro and shops at the start changed it 1mark=1euro. They increased prices in Croatia the same way after Croatia took the Euro probably matching them to the rest of eurozone countries but Croatians earn much less than Germans, French etc.
VAT in Croatia is 25%
@@AnkaMara7940 VAT in Germany is 19%. Doesn't explain why some items are double the price in Croatia than Germany. They charge more in Croatia because they think they can get away with it.
I support this. We have the same situation in Bulgaria but no one wants to protest
тъпо племе сме ние в България
Like in Romania, we dumb .
Same in the U.K. everyone is moaning about the prices , yet when you go shopping the shops are so busy with people buying things they don’t need. Its ridiculous
@@Adar414 lol
@@barrywhite5899 So, I guess it's also STOOPID in U.K. Here in America, STOOPID is our national identity. Take away credit cards and the entire ponzi scheme comes to an end. Those oligarchs are smart, they're capitalizing on STOOPID behavior.
So inspiring! Well done to the people of Croatia for using their power as consumers. Sometimes NOT CONSUMING is the most powerful thing we can do.
Wow, unity like this is rare these days. Bravo, Croatians! I hope other countries can achieve something similar as well.
It's pretty common in ethnically homogeneous countries.
@@blackroseillustrations6484What a ridiculous comment.. ethnicity or religion have nothing to do with it , everyone pays the price and suffers the same
Israel has just done it for the whole of January. The supermarkets are squealing.
Support Croatian people ,bravo!👏👏👏
ya right like all European people voted 75% a pro ruzzian preZzident
When I go to the shop, I buy vegetables, fruit and water and cook from scratch like it should be. The rest of the crap and processed foods I leave. So shopping takes me 5 minutes. It's a form of boycotting. Now I even start to grow my own vegetables. Growing your own food is like printing your own money
For 90% of the people, self growing food is more expensive because of economy of scale. Unless you own a large plot of land of course…
@@FakeReal007True, but the quality is higher, thus it deserves.
@ so it’s not printing money like he claims, but rather burning money.
I just converted a lawn into a growing space. It's surprising what you can grow in a backyard + I am not self sufficient, but in these days it's a huge help
Bravo! Well done!!
In Slovenia these big corporates closed all the little stores. Now people have to drive 20 km to get to a big shopping mall. It's horrible what these clowns in the government are allowed to do. Power to the people 🇸🇮🇭🇷 🇪🇺
Where in Slovenia do you have to drive for 20km to get to the store?
That is the way capitalism works, maximise profits is their main goal.
Slovenia voted for it enjoy the EU and your corporate masters just like we all are
It's not the 20km. In the Yugoslavia days, the national Slovenian state supermarkets (Mercator, Emona) set up small neighborhood "satellite" stores to walk to for basics ... they operated at a loss, but this was because almost no one had a car. After 1991, cars became common (Slovenia now has more cars than people) and most of the subsidized little stores were of course closed as shopping centers were built and local private supermarket brands like Tuš moved in, plus the German mega-wholesalers like Hofer and Lidl. Eurospin (Italian) moved in later ... Spar (also German) had a bit more trouble opening stores; Slovenia has one of the lowest levels of EU investment and resists most brands from moving in. The only IKEA (in Ljubljana) took the better part of 20 years to nose their way in.
@@power4things Here in the US, we have small independent stores that operate in areas where many people don't own cars. They charge higher prices than the bigger stores, but people have to pay the higher prices, or take the bus to the bigger stores, which can take hours.
All european countries should follow suit. Only a bunch of people getting rich by prying on consumers. Food business need an overhaul in Europe.
Precies!!!
This is the typical European mind set. Blame everything but the reality of their economies. Minimum wage in Croatia has gone up by 12% yet people want to blame the retailers.
globally to be honest....
ya right like all European people voted 75% a pro ruzzian preZzident
EU seems to be following the American system, the rich get richer and hard luck to the rest of us
Big shoutout to Croatians!
For what selling their souls to the EU, yeah masterminds, geniuses.
😮😮❤❤❤🎉👍✊💪🏼 I am so proud of all who participated and I support you from Australia 🇦🇺Bravo 🇭🇷 😇🥰
Croatians are beautiful people, strength to them all from Scotland.
I'm from NJ and spent the past 2 months in Croatia and I was SHOCKED that the prices were roughly the same as the prices I pay in NJ, one of the most expensive states in the US. Some things were a little more expensive, some things were a little cheaper but on average, about the same. It just boggles the mind how people in Croatia could sustain this with their low salaries. Napolitanke wafers are cheaper in NJ than in Croatia.... and they have to travel from Croatia to NJ!!!
Probably the prices are high because they import everything and don't make anything themselves.
@@carolr7823Croatia makes everything- fruit, veg, Vegeta, the best pork in the world, fish, cheese, wine--- so why should Croatia go hungry?
60% of employees in Croatia work for up to €1,100... our biggest expense is food... apartment rental prices and apartment sales prices have become too high... and are still rising... so I don't know who will be able to own their own property.
@@josmith2002 Don't lie... Croatia produces half a pig per capita... The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Poland... produce at least 5 per capita. If meat imports were stopped now, butcher shops would be empty in less than a month...
@ Aaaah but the quality of half a free range Croatian sunshine raised pig is worth more than 100 pigs hurriedly raised pumped full of antibiotics and growth hormones where the sun don’t even shine.
Good for you, Croatians. I would boycott a bit longer, buying only the necessities.
I'm from Croatia, and some prices are so ridiculous that produce made in our own country is cheaper in Germany. Also, gas prices have hit a record high right now, as have real estate prices, etc.
Before COVID, you could go out and get a coffee for 8 kuna or 1.10 euros, and now it's 2.20 euros in less than five years. Sodas are even more expensive, with some costing up to 4 euros.
My friend earns a salary of 800 euros, and we all work side jobs like producing olive oil, wine, honey, running B&Bs, etc., just to make ends meet.
I've started eating less just to save on food and have even lost weight, it's that bad.
all that olive oil, wine, fruit, fish, pork produced in the beautiful Mediterranean climate of Croatia by hard working people like you should have resulted in no one in Croatia ever going hungry 😢.
People are able to do without sodas, as they are not a vital food item and are bad for teeth.
Belgium too prices are + 100% and more… about time some people are brave enough 👍🏼 well done Croatia
boycott, vote with your money
Bravo komsije! Podrska iz Novog Sada. ❤
In every country, including Croatia, there is something called "agency for the protection of market competition". That agency is under government control. If retail chains operate an oligopoly, then that agency must react. Not only does it not react, it also hypocritically "gives us support for a purchase boycott" through the government. This agency, as well as all other agencies that further suck up budget money, is as useful as Monty Python's "time-wasting mineral exploration agency".
As George Carlin said, those oligarchs already bought and paid for Congress, state houses, they got judges in their pockets.
So there is your answer an over regulated market drives up prices so does increasing minimum wages.
Who do you think controls government agencies don't be naive. Protection of market competition yeah it protects the oligarchs that's what we pay taxes for to pay for their Protection. Enjoying the benefits of the EU yet?
@@Nowhereman123
The market does not need protection. Law and order is for society. All the so called protections are really management that restricts access so new businesses cannot set up. Even if you had a billion tomorrow you would struggle to set up a bank.
@Art-is-craft I didn't say the market needs protection I said it protects the oligarchs its a rigged game
WTF! Dis they purposefully ask Hindi speaking Indian guy to speak for that Croatian guy. ?? 1:08
Lolol
LMAO
😂 I was looking if anyone noticed this
😂...
Lol their cultural compass is malfunctioning, or are their employees all sick and this was the only guy they had left?
We have the same problem in uk it’s TESCO and other companies selling food
Don’t shop at Tesco. I only buy selected items from there.
Huge profits being generated by our supermarkets and huge bonuses for the bosses. We need to boycott in the uk too.
UK is super cheap compare to Croatia..
It's for different reasons
Tesco's don't sell food they sell chemical sh*t storms. You should only go into Tesco's to use the toilets.
meanwhile in Romania they build Lidl after Lidl - the qulity in these stores is subhuman junk
Just vote Călin ... file din poveste 😂😂😂
lol its quality luxury food over anything you can find in a USA store
@bandita2068 Keep dreaming, when the grapes are sour ... 😂😂😂
Și când le-am spus la români că pachetul de cafea care e peste 100 de lei în Carrefour e 10€ in Germania , s-au supărat pe mine, au zis că tot eu sunt sărăntoc. Ei îs bine, își permit. Se descurcă. Asta-i mentalitatea la rumâni încă…
Have you ever actually been to Lidl? Subhuman junk compared to what? The branded garbage they sell in the big supermarkets? Oh I can buy Hochland cheese that tastes like rubber for only 50% more. Or pay double for some Matache Macelaru that likely has more chemical components than the delli meats in Lidl.
Unless you are rolling in cash and buying only organic foods from very expensive online stores I don't see your vastly better alternative to Lidl.
in the Netherlands + 100% Meat 200% ish and they want to kick out our farmers too!
The green agenda is to starve you.
@@dquzmanovicGreen energy is cheaper than fossil fuels🤡
Sunlight is free and doesn't need to be transported half way across the world 🤡
Same thing on Denmark they want to shut Down the farmers giving them higher taxes couse they they dont want us to eat Meat its a global sickness we are all controlled not kidding
Same in UK.....as David Icke says the very few are ruling the very meny
Ja maar NLders zijn te passief en racistisch. Alleen wanneer immigranten iets willen veranderen zoals racistische zwarte piet, gaan ze massaal demonstreren...lol
Lived in the Netherlands and germany for past year and after coming back home i couldn't believe that prices were just as expensive or even higher, yet salary only 50% of the Netherlands or germany. How is this legal?
Ocito si u dijaspori glasao da HDZ ostane na vlasti pa se sada iscudjavas...
It's legal because the law says so.. We need to change the laws
ya right like all European people voted 75% a pro ruzzian preZzident
Serbia is even more expensive, we need to boycott our major retailers for at least a week as all major retailers are negotiating how much they can increase prices.
za u Srbiji ovi bojkoti, ne kupuj Petkom, netraju vec vise od mesec dana?
Here in Finland we have almost 100% rise in food prices in lat 5 years. Then a few weeks ago there was in newspapers that the prices are going down because the big food markets have decided to lower the price, but prices went up again almost 10%. Also other problem is the public transport fare sky rocketing recently. They are buy electric buses which are the reason the home owners paying for costly electricity and also the bus fare went up because electricity is costly now because of consumption. Common person is being sucked everywhere. So, who is making the money? Banks. Just boycott banks, keep your money in hard cash or gold. This will help you control your budget and will teach lesson to banks and other money hoarding organizations. Just do it and the prices will be down at by 30% at least.
Meanwhile, China and Russia economies are flourishing 😂
It’d hard for them to keep any money in cash or anything Else when the prices in Croatia is now like they are in Germany 😂 but on a 4-500€ monthly pay ^
It’s easy when there is a buffer of €1000-2000 to say ’oh just put aside and do not buy xyz’ .. but they never were buying extravagant things to begin with ^
@@AtibapavlogLiving in any European country is miles better than Russia and China.. You think that they're doing good only because their people don't say anything or can't say anything
It feels like a worldwide organised attack on the common man. What is going on?
It's about agenda 2030 worldwide.
As an Italian we feel the same. Can we go back to the Lira?
I remember when I was a young boy visiting Italy and we use to change up the pound to lira and felt like we was getting 3 times the worth that we would get in the uk. Now it’s the same value for what you get in the uk. Italy was so much better with the lira
What we need is not the Euro not the Lira, but sound money that Government cannot inflate. That is the solution and should be the damand of the people.
@@b4ph0m3tdk9 xmr
@@crusaderpaul9380I'm Italian, I studied how the two economies reacted after the 1992 currency crisis (when both the UK and Italy were hit by speculation etc). The outcome couldn't be more different: the UK decided to shun every monetary integration policy and quit the ESM, Italy, on the other hand, doubled down on it's euro integration strategy. I believe we all can see the results of these decisions...
Not unless you leave the EU
During the weekend Croats are spending in Slovenian stores , mostly in a town called BREŽICE
prices in slovenia are more or less the same compared to croatia and fuel prices in slo are insane. month ago, ina in bregana, disel 1.40, ina in slovenia few km further 1.77.
@@romanticniustasa9693 they are not coming for cheaper prices at the moment, they are coming to boycott their own stores. fuel difference probably bcs of different taxation.
I think Singaporeans used to do that flocking to Johor. Their Govt then clamped down on it and inspect their boot trunk and petrol...can't recall the exact wording...was told by a Sg student
Yes but there are no borders between croatia and slovenia both are eu schengen members so they cant stop you from buying in the country next door. Not the same situation as singapoure
@@jelicadujmovic9781 true. To be clear, EU is enough for that, Schengen is not needed..
big grocery stores like kaufland, metro, lidl and billa only import rubbish quality vegetables from Turkey and sell them at inflated prices and the same products from our farmers are nowhere to be found in their stores
RUBBISH, RUBBISH, RUBBISH you're 100% correct 😂😂😂
in local market same toxic Turkish foods are 70 % ,too
Americans need to do this too! The grocery prices have gone through the roof and it’s just greed at this point!
US corporations must go
Turkish corporations must go.
Yeah and you are going to face 100% Rates and would get democracy and freedom treatment from papa trump
Those stores are German corporations
Why should they go? Which stores in Croatia are even owned by USA? Or Germany?
@@faraboverubieskerry like Hofer and Lidl? Stores with actually the lowest prices?😀
Fantastic! People power👏
In Poland everything is overpriced too. Still going up. I hope people start boycotting and never allow to adopt Euro.
Own currency is part of the culture and country's identity.
Exactly! It's just another way for Germany to exploit other EU members, like from the beginning. You can't have the same interest rates for completely different economies. If Greece and Italy had had their own currency they wouldn't be considered a drag on the EU like they are now. And it's not going to get better...
Croatia is ruled by traitors
Own currency is controllable..
In Macedonia we have our own currency and its still expensive for our economy so it doesn't matter what you have its what you import and the tariffs on it
Cheers from Szczecin, where this household has been boycotting for going on a year. Join in, anyone?
Here in Tetova is more expensive than in Germany too. The food is very expensive.
Adopting the euro made things expensive across the board
It seems this or similar has happened whenever/wherever the local currency is dropped in favour of the Euro. The corporations see it as a golden opportunity to GOUGE!!!!
If the Czechs have any sense they'll stick to their Crowns.
@Puppydoug portugal got hit hard when they adopted the euro. It was pegged too high. Should have been 1 mark to euro, not 2 marks per euro
Poland needs to keep its currency, not like the current politicians are discussing...
THIS! Started with Germany, mark to euro prices doubled. People suffering, nobody stopping it. So same story every country, and no politician stopping it. Because fxk us, hail euro.
No, it doesn't, there is no EUR in Serbia, Bosnia, but prices went up.
Good for them , I live in America it's all about $$$$$ for the Big Retailers ...... they could care less about the consumer........
It's time the consumers care about not caring about them and start boycotting as well, with different groups taking turns boycotting.
And live within one’s means🧐
Zdravo Croatia !👏👏👏
I hope something changes. I’m from Slovenia and the prices of food are getting ridiculous!
Bravo Croatia! Respect from Poland
Respect for Croatia
All the best in their efforts to curtail corporate profits. Enough is enough.
So you would would rather businesses run at a loss and borrow the shortfall year after year. I wonder who does that?. Oh, I remember now, politicians do that. And that causes debt and inflation, now what does inflation do to prices again?. It makes them go up. Gee, I wonder who is to blame for prices going up year after year after year?.
@peterschmidt1453 Ok smart guy, why are prices in Germany, for the same products and in the same retail chain, up to 50% lower than in Croatia? Inflation or feeding the greed of those retail chains?
@ Because it's a separate country smart guy with a low tech rural economy compared to Germany. it has different economic policies. Profiteering is window dressing, the real inflationary drivers are always government, they are printing the money not the farmers, not the shops.
All citizens should do this too stop these big companies from rooking the general public
The Euro has worsened many economies in Europe.
😂😂 okay
Confirmed. Love from Portugal!
This exact thing happened here in Lithuania too, when we transitioned to euro from litas. The big supermarket chains raised their prices by up to 100%, thinking the dumb consumers either can't count, or will blame the transition to euro, that it somehow magically caused it. There was a boycott, but it didn't work.
Not really mate, countries have prospered. It's rather the dark side of capitalism coming into focus.
Nott Euro, but criminals that use that excuse.
Hell yeah. Show them, guys!
YOU WILL SHOW NOTHING
@@Mandai-f2d who are you? Croatian certainly not,so p1$$ off.
MAKE THIS GO VIRAL !!!!!
Canada stands strong and proud with you. Keep it up..
We had enough of corporations that just grabs. Salaries just can't up from their greed. Enough is enough.
We need this kind of solidarity worldwide.
Well done Croatia. I fully support you x Your food prices are even more than in the UK.
Great nation, Croatia! People with dignity and self respect! I wish my nation had the same attitude. ❤
Very strong and united boycott power of consumers
Bravo Hrvati i mi smo poceli, podrska iz Srbije ✊✊✊✊✊✊
Snjezo dodji da me posjetis.
@Lessgo00 hvala na pozivu kad budem dolazila javljam sto da ne, samo koja adresa
@ Porec. Pokupicu te na autobusnoj.
Smart,Very Smart people.
Good on you Croatia . The same is happening in Serbia . Inflation created by COVID and government policies has subsided and prices should have come down but they are going up . The supermarkets are crap and they sell 1/4 of what western supermarkets sell yet they are expensive . A hoodwink .
I hope that the Serbian people do not choose to enter Europe, and instead look to the Brics... here the economy is falling apart and the banks rule us all. Zdrave from Italy
Same problem in Japan
Samo napred komsije .
Congratulations to Croatian public to protest the high prices. Here in Australia many prices doubled, inflation is rampant.
We are screwed in Western countries. Look how cheap and good live people under communism in China and Vietnam.
Aussie here. You have a point, although it should be noted that the Asian countries you mentioned (and others) have much lower wages than we in Australia.
But yes, the Coles/Woolworths duopoly continues to SCREW Aussie consumers.
Much larger population lives worse in China.
HAHAHA, you think its good to live under communism? Are you retarded? Its so bad, they cant even express it
For this to happen in Australia this needs to happen
1) Shop local
2) Avoid all major chains
3) Support farmers markets
4) Stay home for 24hrs
@@hondomclean6759 Not possible. Do you know the suppliers of local shops are owned by Coles and Woollies. Farmers markets have limited goods and they are mostly much dearer than Supermarkets.
We need a new political system.
Boycott German retailers and products ‐ they are making vast profits at your expense.
Great idea. Wish Australians and New Zealanders would do it.
The euro is a very bad idea, because Ireland changed its currency to the euro and the prices went up like a rocket.
Power to the people!
Good Morning Croats! "A beautiful new day is dawning!" It's called the EU project. Don't worry now! "It's ain't THAT BAD!" It might hurt a little, but given enough time, you'll ALL forget about it. Same thing happened in Germany and Austria the next day after the start of the Euro. In Austria one used to drink a cheap coffee in a Julius Meinl store for ATS (Schilling) 6.00-8.00 or at a sit down place for ATS 12-25.00 (Depending on how high class a place was . I.e. a smaller cafe or a five star hotel). The next day after the Euro, the same coffee turned EUR 1.50-2.50 in a Julius Meinl store!!! The conversion rate was EUR 1.00= ATS 13.76.
In Germany a 100g Milka chocolate used to cost you DM 0.85-0.95 The next day in Euro? I can't remember seeing ANY piece of chocolate for under EUR 1.00!!! The conversion rate was EUR 1.00= DM1.95 So the price of a Milka chocolate bar easily more than doubled by the next morning. Funny thing is, I can't recall the same "fuzzy math" having been applied to wages, salaries, pensions etc. Somehow there the "official" conversion rates ALWAYS applied. This is a rip off! Plain and simple. Get used to it. Coming to a neighborhood near you soon. Welcome to the fair and beautiful EU!
They never advertised the disadvantages of joining the European Union. The common man will suffer while the rich get richer. The main advantage is companies can profit without paying taxes or import fees. The citizens need to vote themselves out of the EU. The sooner the better.
@lindaviduka.....I don't know if by "they" you refer to the Croatian government or the EU, but anytime someone is luring you to join something long term, the downsides aren't mentioned much or skillfully minimized. It's all part of the trickery of exploitative sales maneuvers, and once a contract is entered into, good luck trying to break it. The EU power members are few---acting like cult leaders who only want followers to comply with them, keep quiet, and not gripe or bring their problems to Brussels. Italy is a founding member and has been 💩 on for a long time regarding the migrant crisis....which is only one example.
Serbian next door are much smarter of not joining that disaster of organization. Better stay aligned with China and Russia.
@@lindaviduka1843Chances are, if they are touting the hell out of something while either downplaying, or leaving out the disadvantages entirely, it's propaganda.
In Romania is shocking too what's happening. Small aliments are 2usd, or even more. Ridiculous. Fabrication costs are 0.2usd and sold 10 times more. For what? In India going to a restaurant all you can eat, is cheaper than eating something minimal from supermarkets.
Seems like a great opportunity to open a store and make lots of money even at much lower prices? Why it doesn't happen?
What are the current overall profit margins of big store chains in Romania? Do you know?
@@lukazupie7220so, you have a lot to comment… how can you explain the higher prices in Slovenia, Croatia and Romania compared to Italy (I live right next to the border with Italy and shop there weekly)? And don’t forget to check out salaries too…
@@jasminamelink822 i live very close to Italy and Croatia too😀 … Italians are coming to Slovenia too as you know, correct? Why is that? Bcs some things are cheaper in Slovenia.
I know alcohol is not taxed extra in Italy as opposed to Slovenia. I think there might be something similar for sugar as Coca Cola and such drinks are cheaper there i believe… beyond that i can not explain why the difference… there are differences among Slovenian stores also, so each company has their own policies how to attract different customers i guess.. i am no expert😀👍 but i bet they all had quite small profit margins.. Mercator that is the most expensive doesn’t even make a profit, atleast they didn’t in 2023.. so i don’t think this is some broken monopolized market where greedy stores are making unreal profits… and not that they are not greedy, it is just that there is plenty of competition..😀
Biggest mistake joining the EU ..boycotts like this don't work because they don't shop friday and buy twice as much on saturday
Countries should be LEAVING the EU not joining it.
I’ve been to Croatia a few times for holidays. Before they joined the EU and single currency and it was really cheap. I said this would happen. So sad 😞
Bosnian too,
Joining the EU is one of the most stupid mistakes any country can make in the current era. EU' s merry days are over.
The EU allowed their members to be much more prosperous.
Are you American, Russians or British?
@MerryXmasMfkrsAt what price? By bringing all of these new member countries in deep, deep debt and destroying their local industries. Come on, we weren't born yesterday 😂😂😂
@@HEMI345S Absolutely! The EU has taken control over their currency, industry, food production and job market. What can go wrong, right? It's time to face EU members have become colonies.
@@HEMI345SWe in Croatia now produce even more than before
@@richard_from_england333 But at what cost?
Some products are more expensive than 200% in neighbouring countries...
I was surprised when Croatia adopted the Euro.
There is enough evidence already that doing so is catastrophic for your economy.
Take a look at Czechia vs Slovakia.
I wish Canadian sheeple had the same will and perseverence.
No way, society lost brain long ago
In The Netherlands they only protest when immigrants want to get rid of black face Pete, zwarte Piet. They are just racist.
Why do you think this N........W........O crap is being rolled out first in Canada? Because they are viewed as having no backbone.
Canadian here and I buy the bare minimum
It's not about increased prices - its about the same same product being 100-250% higher than in Germany. For example, a handsoap in German store DM costs 99 cents - the same handsoap in Croatian store DM costs 3 Euros. That's not normal. Also the salarys in Germany are like 100-150% higher than in Croatia.
Unfortunately in my clime it's a different story altogether, instead you will find some individuals who believe that they can afford whatever price on goods/services and go on to pay to the detriment of those protesting the high prices.
It's honestly a devastating situation we have find ourselves in over here and it's sad.
Kudos to the croatian people, you guys are doing great.
Have the same problem here but we have changed our shopping habits and only buy fresh meat for the dog and tp in supermarkets now.
Should never have joined the Euro.
I've done the same in England. Good alteration was my reason. I buy direct from the farmers
Prediction: will backfire, because after week they will go back and buy like it's Christmas season. Only way this could have worked if they permanently stopped buying from those stores.
EU has other plans. 1 million African migrant should resolve this problem.
we must not wage war among the poor, here those who gain are always the multinationals who pay little taxes and dominate politics. Well done Croatians, the united people have the power to change things
On a budget? Just do intermittent fasting. You'll lose fat, get healthier, and your grocery bill will literally be split in half without doing anything
People have to protest!
0:49 this is incorrect, Croatia joined the EU in 2013, but Kuna (kn) was replaced by Euro (€) in 01.01.2023
That's the stooopid thing government could do, switch its currency for foreign strong currency.
When the local economy is not even tied to foreign currency.
It seems Croatia is heavily relying on imported goods to cover up its bad fiscal policy from inflationary high rates.
I remembered that in Zagreb a pizza for 2 people was about $7-10 before using euros. Last summer I revised Zagreb, dinners cost about $75-100 for 2 people without wine. Certainly it was a expensive vacation for 2 weeks in Croatia. Restaurants in Vilnius and Riga are cheaper than Zagreb.
There are no "north macedonian" customers. The name for the people in that country is "Macedonians"
but half of Macedonia is located within Greece's borders so Im guessing they are "Greeks"? How do you distinguish who lives north and south of the Greek border?
@@CheekyBird888 Nah, this guy is just Greek or Albanian. That's why he said it
greece made them change the name of their country in 2013 from macedonia to north macedonia, so now they are known as 'north macedonians'. Why did Greece make them do that?
@ I would like to know that! Im not familiar with the history, so that's why I was curious.
🇷🇴Romania will follow on the 10th of February!
Can't the government limit the percentage of retail margins in stores?
There is no need for boycotts and protests, we need the government's desire to listen to its people.
In Greece, a 1.5L bottle of water costs 0.5c in Europe. it's a few Euro for the same bottle. Same size, same brand.
This while the politicians are shutting down farms in Europe.
Canada gotta do this too with all the fastfood restaurants
Stand up The People have the Power
Bravo Croația.
In Hungary the situation is even worse because multinational companies have raised prices much more because of the high taxes. than small shops. I'll give you an example. more than three euros for a 30 dkg Milka chocolate bar. in these shops. in another place that is not among the big companies. only two euros. These products are 30-40% more expensive than they should be.
Countries in Europe should not be in the EU, the EU is not for the peoples but only for the Benefit of big Corporations, to suit their Political agenda and support the peoples who have donated money to them so they are elected
Bravo Hrvati smo ponosni na vas!
Leave the EU simple
The EU really did not work out for Europe
Great ….people power
Solidarity is a great thing.
Not all the nations can do this.