GLOBALink | Roman bar owner hangs inflatable mannequin to protest energy bill hike

ROME, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The persistent energy crisis in Europe has worsened the business environment of the continent, burdening the catering industry in particular.

Laura Ramoni, a bar owner in Rome, has hanged an inflatable mannequin on the window of the bar, with a yellow sign on the mannequin's chest reading: "The bill has arrived."

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