Understanding Europe

File photo: Without official documentation, assessing young migrants' age is a tricky procedure that can at best result in estimates | Photo: T. Stavrakis/AP/picture-alliance
Many homeless migrants find themselves helpless on Germany's streets - especially during winter | Photo: picture-alliance
These sleeping pads, blankets, and pillow on shelves in a Kältebus (cold bus) will go to homeless people in need | Photo: Sascha Thelen/dpa/picture alliance
A homeless person sleeping outside in downtown Munich, Germany, in freezing cold temperatures in March 2023 | Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa/picture alliance
A homeless person sleeps on the bench on a cold day after a snowfall near the partly frozen Spree River in German capital Berlin | Photo: Abdulhamid Hosbas / Anadolu Agency