section_path: Other boycotts and boycott plans/Kosovo
section_name: Kosovo
paragraph_text: Kosovo
  
  A rise in prices for consumer products has led to calls for a boycott in Kosovo. An image on social media called for a boycott from 1 to 7 February, though it has not been revealed who was behind the call. A single-day boycott on 10 February is being planned by the "Boycott Markets" group on Facebook if the price hikes have not been addressed. The boycott was called on the 10th in order to not disrupt the election campaign for the 9 February parliamentary elections in Kosovo. In addition to the rising prices, Kosovars have also complained about low wages, which when compounded with high prices, has allegedly impoverished many families, with one claiming that purchasing power was upwards of 60% lower, while the price of burek has doubled in three years. Furthermore, prices are the same in Kosovo as they are in Germany and Poland, despite the lower Kosovar salaries: a liter of milk in Kosovo costs 1.35 euros, while in Portugal it costs 0.97 euros, in Germany 1.14 euros and in Belgium 1.17 euros. Kosovar supermarkets had record profits in the year prior, according to ex- minister of foreign affairs Petrit Selimi. The boycott calls for citizens to buy from local farmers and green markets.