PUBLISHED: 13:08 EST, 12 March 2013 | UPDATED: 03:04 EST, 13 March 2013 Demand for Red Cross food parcels is at its highest since the Second World War. And while the increase might be expected in war zones or areas affected by natural disasters, the surge in need has come from countries in the EU. One day after a leading European politician warned of parallels between the continent now and in the days before the First World War, it was revealed people across the whole of the EU are increasingly reliant on charities for food and shelter. Poverty in Paris: French Red Cross volunteers attend to a homeless person living in a train station tunnel during a night round of French Samu
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