epa10791995 A volunteer prepares food boxes for people in need at a food distribution point in Berlin, Germany, 09 August 2023. According to German government?s statistics, food prices in July 2023 were on average 11 percent higher compared to the same period in 2022. Various German welfare organizations reported in 2022 that 13.8 million people in Germany lived in poverty or were at risk of being below the poverty line. EPA/FILIP SINGER
