Fernando Reis, a homeless person, poses at Liberdade avenue in Lisbon, December 23, 2012. According to a report that was published in 2011 by an European nongovernmental organization that works with the homeless, Portugal is one of the four countries in the European Union (EU) that has seen a rise in the number of homelessness, a result of increased unemployment and cuts in social benefits. Rafael Marchante/Reuters
Homeless men sleep on the floor in a shelter called 'The Heated Street' in Budapest, Hungary, early in the morning, Jan. 11, 2013. Hungary is considering a constitutional change to allow authorities to force homeless off the streets. Bela Szandelszky/AP
A homeless man sits on an old sofa on a pedestrian street in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Jan. 7, 2013. Greece has entered a sixth year of economic recession, and faces record high unemployment and homelessness rates as it struggles to tackle an acute financial crisis. Nikolas Giakoumidis/AP
Homeless men have dinner in the living room of a night homeless center in Nice, France, December 19, 2012. The new shelter for men, is open every day, year round, and accommodates 84 guests who can stay up to 2 weeks. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
A homeless person sleeps next to a shop window at the Liberdade avenue in Lisbon, early December 23, 2012. Rafael Marchante/Reuters
Romanian homeless people pick items of clothing received from a charity organization in Bucharest, Romania, Dec. 20, 2012. Volunteers working with a charity have handed out hot soup and clothing to homeless people in a city where an estimated 5,000 sleep rough in precarious conditions. Vadim Ghirda/AP
People pass by a homeless man who warms up near an entrance to a metro station in central Kiev, December 24, 2012. Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
People eat inside Los Caputxinos church during a Christmas charity lunch for the homeless and low income families organized with private donations collected by the church in Palma de Mallorca December 25, 2012. Enrique Calvo/Reuters
Street musician James Bowen busks with cat Bob in Covent Garden in London March 13, 2012. Bowen has written a book named 'A Street Cat Named Bob' about the experiences of the then homeless pair and how they met. Luke MacGregor/Reuters
A homeless man who calls himself Adalbert searches a waste bin for empty bottles that can be cashed in at Alexanderplatz station in Berlin, December 20, 2012. Germany's Parity association of social movements (Paritaetischer Wohlfahrtsverband) issued its poverty report that indicates a rise in the number of people living in destitute conditions in problem areas such as Berlin and the Ruhr district. Thomas Peter/Reuters
A homeless man rests in downtown Milan, Italy, February 26, 2012. Max Rossi/Reuters
A man undresses at a center of disinfection and sterilization in Minsk, Belarus, January 29, 2013. Homeless people can visit the center once a week to wash and clean their clothes. Vasily Fedosenk/Reuters
A homeless man begs for money in Athens, Feb. 22, 2012. Kostas Tsironis/AP
Carmen Aurora Sastre Castilla brushes her teeth after dinner as her mother Carmen Castilla (bottom l.) and her sister Rosa Maria (top l.) sit with the family's belongings on the street that had been their home for the past two weeks in Madrid, June 8, 2012. They were evicted from their rental apartment on April 24 after Rosa, the sole breadwinner, lost her job and couldn't pay for the monthly rent. Susana Vera/Reuters
A guest has his hair cut by a volunteer in a temporary Christmas shelter for homeless people in east London December 24, 2012. The shelter, run by charity Crisis, will accomodate 300 people for six days offering them food, shelter, and a variety of services. Andrew Winning/Reuters
The Hungarian parliament on Monday approved a constitutional amendment that would allow local authorities to criminalize homelessness.
Already struggling through the harsh Hungarian winter and high unemployment, Hungary's homeless population may soon face a whole new challenge to life on the street: being branded criminals.
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