An old man goes towards the garbage left by fans of Germany and Hungary and places it in a cart that he pushes, hoping to obtain 30 euros to help him provide the necessities of life. He is one of a large number who found in the European Championship “Euro 2024” a solution to their living crises amid the difficulties suffered by retirees in Germany due to their weak salaries. .
It has become a common occurrence before and after European Championship matches, an old man pushing a cart full of beer bottles and plastic water cans, with one person telling the newspaper “TAZ” that he expects to get 30 euros from this arduous process, which he may not be able to do after the end of the continental championship.
Average pension salaries in Germany are very low amid the high prices and high prices. Statistics reveal that the lucky ones are those who receive 1,373 euros for men and 890 euros for women. Therefore, collecting bottles and cans has become an additional job for them in order to make some money.
The old man told the newspaper as he searched for bottles around the stadium for the match between Germany and Hungary in Stuttgart: Collecting bottles and cans is very difficult. My clothes are dirty and I spend many hours collecting them, but in the end it is much easier than what I used to do before the tournament. Then I wander the streets of the city and look at every basket. Trash for a tray.
The newspaper adds: It seems that the number of bottle and can collectors in Germany is increasing year after year. Poverty has become evident in the streets, and it is not surprising to see elderly people roaming the streets with their plastic bags to collect cans, and the best result one gets from them is 30 euros.
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