their mothers were trying to bring in to occupy dry land their father's soldiers from the french colony. pride and racism. this documentary examines the few traces that remain of the existence. of the. w. a low and a warm welcome to focus on europe show and this is the very 1st show in 2021 the new year comes with some changes here in europe brags it has been finalized and the

u.k. is now out of the european union and russell's that's meant goodbye to the british union jack the e.u. has now shrunk down to $27.00 members so far the anticipated chaos at the borders hasn't happened but uncertainty remains high on both sides of the english channel. about 30 years ago this area was the site of european history being made the construction of the euro tunnel connecting buke a and france well celebrated as a political and technological milestone it's 50 kilometers long and it runs beneath the english channel our reporter met up with those who once built the euro tunnel and forged that special connection between france and to the british island. but on a clear day phillipe can see the famed cliffs of dover from his hometown of kelly friends he muses how the water in between that used to be

a wall of the sea separated us. until the human drive to unite outmaneuvered mother nature that historic day december 1st in 1900 the last barrier between the 2 sides crumbled. 'd could set down his british counterpart graeme fag links hands and land the the 2 tunnelers had been chosen by lottery for the honor that remembers the moment vividly. i was there we were on hold until 12 o'clock exactly 12 hours 12 minutes 12 seconds and there we saw each other. 6 years in construction the tunnel under the english channel was a feat of engineering and partnership cementing the u.k.

european union bond personified by the 2 happy men in hard hats so it's. this is a remarkable image of grammar. enlarging the hole we just made. yes the memories memories and a memorial in cali to the workers who forged this connection physically and created one emotional 2. lawrence to work together to live together we don't have the same way of looking at things the french and the english but we learned. after so much effort to come together work together and live together who could have imagined just. 3 decades later the breach that is bracks it was a hero. here now 4 and a half years after that vote even many of those who actively campaigned to remain

are ready to move on. people like paul bartlett deputy council leader in the city of ashford just half an hour inland from dover and the result was disappointment but obviously we as politicians local politicians have to embrace the result and what the council has done locally is to ensure that the impact of breaks it is minimized completely as far as possible on residents and businesses so that they can continue to their lloyds as if briggs it didn't happen that might be hard with the potential backup of traffic in his own neighborhood brought on by extra bureaucracy required for delivery trucks with a new case out of the e.u. single market the bartlett says he expects things will work out i am sad that we've left the year but equally we haven't left europe will be working together

both with from some with the white the e.u. community and that we're all in this together. but not to gather like the period phillipe calls the highlight of his career when both sides were blasting through obstacles to meet in the middle that says he respects the british decision but love the new deal all the future will tell if they were right dual role they will start moving notice it quickly enough and at that point maybe they'll change their minds . minutes he hopes u.k. citizens will want to rejoin the u. he says the path he helped build will always be there for them. e.u. citizens working in the u.k. currently seeking a path out of the country thousands came to work in the health sector more in care homes the e.u.

freedom of movement made it easy for them to seek jobs but now that the u.k. is no longer a member of the union workers from e.u. countries need a visa if they want to work on british soil these restrictions are putting a massive strain on the already plagued health sector. is from portugal and she is among the few who wants to say she knows that the demand for nurses and caregivers is high especially now during the coronavirus crisis while infection rates are still rising tremendously. even if he could do with a little less rain luigi done a frio has grown to love london. london is a place where you can really integrate people coming from all over the word but they only live together and this is amazing for 6 years he worked as a nurse in south london and even became a head now us but now he's moving back to italy as an e.u.

citizen he's felt neglected by the british government since the practice at referendum and says his hard work during the pandemic has gone unrecognized our voices never been heard. and we've never been on the rather even during the last year we supported u.k. in many different ways but i've never seen much a person appreciation we've never been on the rada. so rejected a frio is returning home to italy many of his italian friends in london have already gone back he'll have no trouble finding a job in italy because since the corona crisis began his skills are in demand everywhere. we all obviously leave a gap. because we are an essential part of the system so most of us are perfect and. have had

a massive carrier developments most of us our managers or our experience nurses and doctors like all other e.u. citizens in future doctors and nurses will need a visa if they want to work in the u.k. already far fewer eve citizens are coming here than before the press at referendum that only about raj siegel runs several care homes in norfolk in the east of england at team meetings they frequently discuss how to cope with staff shortages for the last 4 years it's been almost impossible to find qualified workers after the briggs's of the vote many european staff felt very remote communities and they actually left some returned home and where we had for approximately 20 odd european nationals we're down to one or 2 maria tara from portugal is the sole remaining e.u.

worker here her job is hard minimum wage with lots of overtime with the black city if. people can come out will be older ladies she cares for most suffer from dementia yet maria says they've taught her a great deal she hasn't seen her own family in portugal for a whole year. i count my residence now like that of my family i can't see my family my days and this is why sometimes i i do almost of my shift his long days because they are my family i me alone they are my family so i put all my left all by my straight in their. few britons are ready to show that level of dedication here in norfolk caregivers are often hired but quit within a matter of days. the u.k. has a shortage of around 100000 care workers people just don't want to work for those sort of hours and i can show you e-mails and comments that we've had from recruits

that we've taken on that people are just disgusted by the level of pay that they get and the level of work a little responsibility that they have for the amount the that they receive. plans to stay in britain despite praxis she wants to visit her family in portugal soon but afterwards she's promised to come back to norfolk much to the relief of the people here. this picture was taken in 1939 during the 2nd world war it shows was border patrol switzerland did not take sides during the war but it had to protect its neutrality and so weapons and ammunition west stored in different parts of the country in fact they can still be found in many places to this day like inside the mountains in the small village of neat-o. it's in kandahar there's a serious risk of an explosion and that's why residents will have to leave the place they've called home for so many years.

nothing how can i put it into words the only uncertainty is the worst part. yes it was a shock it's very was a shock and i actually felt the pain in my heart for cramps. that says leaving your home for 10 years i was tough life and my totes has taken a drastic turn. better and hid in a. built a house with their own hands back then me toltz promised a measure of freedom. well. we had a real life hero. in king and we could offer our children this environment they were happy and surprisingly we were able to build a house just how we wanted it so we really really s'posed to and

that's what they did about 200 meters away from the mountain holding the former ammunition depo they never suspected any danger though. a big rock was a good place for them to cart so we had no idea what was in their own the. one car and they all know what's now they know all too well about $3500.00 tons of ammunition and it's far more hazardous than previously thought the site has to be cleared and the village has to be evacuated for 10 years the proximity of the tomb because house puts it in the red. we thought let's stay here as long as we could and now we have to make new arrangements laurie orgone but almost holding on to the hanging on to the past. we have to make a change we want to do it now and no longer have the strength yet

when we shows 0 hour will be bad. now the 2 girls have to make other plans just like some 170 other residents of me told most of the families have lived here for generations but the villages knew about the devil from a tragedy caused years ago. 'd in 1947 a huge explosion hold rubble and bombs into the village 9 people including children died but the depo wasn't cleared the remaining ammunition remained inside the mountain experts decided it posed little real danger but a recent investigation found the risk to be too high army officer hence better elec was assigned to inform the residents. extremely nervous

how would i react if i were to receive this news you have to leave your home for 10 years past tough that was quite a difficult message and. now census has been attached to the mountain to warn of any imminent danger. you can live well here there's nothing to fear that it'll get more complicated when we start working on the ammunition just the preparations to move the explosives are projected to take some 10 years the residents inside the red likely radius of one kilometer will have to evacuate their homes. right in front of us you see a few houses where we'll have to find solutions for the occupants so they'll be able to live someplace nice and dignified during the clearing operation. and they can and davidge from canada had built for their futures at this location. they renovated their house and invested in the farm now they face the uncertainty of whether or not they'll end up inside the red zone. if we end up in the red zone

what can we do who have no alternative but to leave. the hobby who still haven't gotten used to the phone or just block it out in the house their children layo and yana were born here giving up everything the families built for themselves would be extremely hard this is their home and their livelihood. who gave the site on their end we live with no end of worry and uncertainty right now as is no force really to where. it's hard to explain how our feelings even if they're from ends up outside the danger zone part of the leaseholder will be inside it and it won't be easy to find other land but they try to keep their spirits up for the sake of their children and their future. and if you want to give them as much as

you can that will push just a look ahead and make the best we can of it. hope and uncertainty life in me talks has changed. who wouldn't like to live here or maybe even work at this beach in portugal the covered 1000 pandemic has forced millions of people across europe to work from home and some employees have decided to make the most of this break from office life they are moving that works tastes of beautiful places like this one here melissa egger can work from almost anywhere in the world and she chose to move to portugal's capital lisbon the city has a lot to offer for young professionals like her. lisbon portugal spic shuras capital is a favorite distin nation for digital nomads among them is melissa the 28 year old has previously lived in canada and sweden a year ago she began

a new adventure in portugal. when i came here i was like what am i doing here i didn't know a single person i didn't know a single word portuguese i didn't know how to say thank you. but this is not me to come here for me it was one of my best decisions. and. melissa eggers employer is based in canada who work is digital and flexible leaving her free to live where she pleases and lisbon really appeals to her with its mild climate and beatrice on her doorstep i was like why why i love going somewhere where it's beautiful words warm where you can be outside and enjoy the sun that is a big influence of where baked where i'm walking right now but egger says it's a misconception that digital nomads always work on the beach or in their pajamas in

bet she regularly rents a flexible work space in the city center for a few people can work here for a day or a whole month making hues of the office facilities being removed from your team from your family from anybody else you want to connect at somewhere and i think having a place like co-working space which is. your base especially important it's reminiscent of a club there are people from all over the world from the most diverse industries however they are not working together but each for themselves melissa egger organizes online events at the appearances for organizations of doctors and midwives and it's one of the anyways it's one of you and friends it would be contracted to get. most of her customers are located in north america and the difference time zone that can mean working long hours but the digital nomads needs to be especially performance

oriented you need to be determined to enjoy your work even if there's nobody sitting behind you and say well read no you're not doing your work please go back to work so it's a lot of self discipline and self planning. getting your things done making sure you need to add lines psychologist the reason most cargo has been living the life of a digital nomad for 5 years she knows this global lifestyle has its price the coronavirus pandemic has made things even harder a lot of nomads they travel every 2 weeks or 3 weeks you really have to take initiative to put yourself out there and it can be really uncomfortable sometimes so there are times as well when nomads can feel lonely or withdraw or even get depressed and in fact there's a term that has been quiet for that which is digital nomad depression. melissa is home after a long day she too sometimes experiences dotes loneliness and the longing for her

family. hey sister are you ok. especially during their pandemic she calls her sister and mother as often as she can. and can plant. can we skype again. when walking. with 20 year old returns to europe so she could reach her family more quickly a year ago her father became ill with an incurable disease being with. your family you valued at times you can do you have them way more and especially during the process of when my dad was sick like talking with him every day and also for me they made me connected to from my family more. it's evening in a bar in central it's been described as a pandemic place is the 3rd food or a low it's to stay open melissa regularly meet her friends here some of them are locals and some are experts like her who loafed in the madigan existence you

mention working 12 hours like on a hard project and then going to the beach this 5 minutes away from you the next day you were like a new born. there's so much more to see in your world and so much more to grow. that i think i want to see more of before i'm able to i'm happy to try my parents how i was. oh through it it's in the will remain her home but at 28 she still finds its 2 parochial bear right now giving up her life as of digital no matter it's out of the question. this pizza should give you a hint of where our next report comes from yes that's right italy at the moment to lock down and curfews are making it difficult for italians to go out and enjoy their favorite dishes and restaurants but thanks to

a so-called riders like james people can have their favorite dishes the live urge to their doorstep it's a comfortable option for custom most but a challenging job for those bringing the food. when night falls in the eternal city runs residents of feeling hungry and an army of curious noticed riders take to the darkened streets 28 year old james assaulted is one of. the traffic controllers and i care very much there are a lot of cars but many do not bite but the traffic regulations. i'm talking about that there are many particles i was that's what makes writing thread run very dangerous when they're mode. since the pandemic syndrome and to look people can no longer buy now to their favorite trucks a real pizzeria large delivery service is a profiting from the situation. carl brought. this is james on the phone the

delivery guy i'm outside your building could you please come go. quarter. pizza pasta and vulture veto delivered to your door james had to pay up front so he's relieved when this customer gives him cash it's his 1st delivery of the night . and they have a sense as we've ordered in pretty often recently i'm a student and at home all day i can't get out much even though i'd really like to see him in the evenings i prefer to order something because i have to study up or they will say that if it is going to be that what he would cause at restaurants like the diesel at the local pizza and rooms property district missing their nightly customers due to corona restrictions they must close at 6 pm there will be news even then we have 15 employees to pay if you get short time benefits but it's not enough that during the week we are simply losing money at their late doesn't

think much of the big delivery services in the dish to lapse she says for small restaurants it's just not worth it registering with them would cost $300.00 to $400.00 euros along and she would pay them as much as $35.00 to. end of a profits so she just regretfully closes up for the night so i could add soil with the lunch businesses and takeaway sales in the evening we're keeping our heads above water sure that gives us a bit of motivation to keep going but overall it's really tough or shortly after closing time the ride is take to the streets of bron james sets his sights on a promising district with lots of restaurants he's in pole position in the merciless race for gorgeous customers and rating then his bike gets a flat tire he's forced to make a pit stop at the piazza when it's you but i don't know what happened to me it's the 1st time i got a flat tire on the street. but that's life. he's

one of more than a 1000 writers trying to earn a living on the streets of run the jobs a very precarious. course for the number i just know it's about so anyway. james imagined life would be much nicer here when he arrived from nigeria 4 years ago the pandemic has only made things worse for many immigrants like james normally and 602700 euros a month as a writer the next customer won't let james come up with 19 pages online but sends a 5 euro 2 down in the elevator it's his only tip of the night that's pretty young with my shift is ending in a minute when it's over all right hold. out hope tomorrow there'll be more orders and they'll let me work more. finito the app says he's done for the night he's growing chilly here by the coliseum runs ancient contradicts the tomorrow james a multi-day gladiator will be packed battling his way through the streets of the

eternal city for his people. that's it for today's show thanks for watching and they would join us next week for more stories from across europe until then take care and goodbye. above. the big. plain. food.

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