Frenchman lived with dead mother to keep pension

Mark Steyn says to understand Europe just read this:

If you want the state of Europe in a nutshell, skip the German election coverage and consider this news item from the south of France: a fellow in Marseilles is being charged with fraud because he lived with the dead body of his mother for five years in order to continue receiving her pension of 700 euros a month.

Read the whole article just for what Steyn has to say about Germany.