good. for you. on. the literature advice to people in particular richard and i like to see how strong is the final straw. for her. for. 3 books on you to. look at a bit of. a low and a warm welcome to focus on europe omelas 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 the british island. but on a clear day philippe 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 1902 last barrier between the 2 sides crumbled. because that and his british counterpart graeme fagged linked 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. this is a remarkable image of graham and the real bargain largely the whole we just made landfill and now our car yes the memories memories and a memorial in kelly 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 breck's it to 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 a 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 lloyd's as if breaks it didn't and 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 in the new 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 the bureau will be working together both with from some with the wanted to e.u.

community and that we're all in this together. but not together like the period filipe 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. the future will tell if they were right. they will start notice that quickly enough and at that point maybe they'll change their minds. he hopes u.k. citizens will want to rejoin the new 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 or in care homes even 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 media costs a gram 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 donna freo has grown to love london. to. london is a place where you can really integrate people coming from all over the word but the only together and this is amazing to 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 bracks it referendum and says his hard work during the pandemic has gone unrecognized our voice has 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 would never been on the rather. than a frio is returning home to italy many of his italian friends in london have already gone back you 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 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 e.u. citizens are coming here than before the press at referendum requests that i read about raj siegel run several cabs 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. work a here her job is hard minimum wage with lots of overtime either black city if. people can come i will be. a country without gathers i think how can we take out about this people. maria is very fond of the older ladies she can 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 home here. i count my residence now like that of my family i can see my family my days and these life sometimes i i do almost of my shifty strong things because they are my family i me alone they are my family so i put all my left all my 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 in level of responsibility that they have for the amount the that they receive. plans to stay in britain for now 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 with 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 income that 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. the song with nothing how can i quit it into words the only uncertainty as to worst part. yes it was a shock it's very was a shock and i actually felt the pain in my heart like i am. leaving your home for 10 years is tough life and me toltz has taken a drastic turn. better and some care built a house with their own hands back then me told promised a measure of freedom. well. we had a real life here. in canaan 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've made a really small thing 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 that we could hope one car and they all know what's now they know all too well about 3500 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 2 cars house puts it in the red. we thought it's staying here as long as we could and now we have to make new arrangements glory or going but almost

all don't. really get 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. that. we've taken a flame. now that some kids have to make other plans just like some 170 other residents of me toltz most of the families have lived here for generations but the villages knew about the death toll from a tragedy caused years ago. in 1947 a huge explosion held 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 hunts better elec

was assigned to inform the residents. i was extremely nervous how would i react if i were to receive this news do you have to leave your home for 10 years past tough that was quite a difficult message. now senses has been attached to the mountain to warn of any imminent danger. you can live well here there's nothing to fear really with 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 a 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. ward and camp and davidge from kennel 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 will have no alternative but to leave. the hobby who still haven't gotten used to the thought i 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. over every state all day and we live with no end of worry and uncertainty right now is no 1st really to where. it's hard to explain 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 at the 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'll push just to look ahead and make the best we can of it. hope and uncertainty life in me told 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 workspace of beautiful places like this one here melissa aguilar 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 edgar to 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 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 appealed to her with its mild climate and beatrice on her doorstep i was like why why not 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 working right now but edgar 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 a co-working space which is. very 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 anyway it's one of them and anything for 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 need 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 if things done making sure you knew that 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 dolts loneliness and the longing for her family. hey sister are you ok. especially during the pandemic she calls her sister and mother as often as she can. and can plant. can we skype again one. the 20 year old returned to europe so she could reach her family more quickly a year ago her father became ill with an incurable disease. being known with your family you value the time you can do you have them way more and especially during the process of where my dad was sick like talking with him a day and half also 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 that surf rude or a law it's to stay open melissa regularly meet her friends here some of them are locals and some are experts like her who love them the madigan existence you mention working 12 hours like on a hard project and then going to the beach there's 5 minutes away from you it's the next they were like and you're born there's so much more to see in your world and so much much growth. that i think i want to see more of before i'm. happy to try my parents' house was. all straight 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 a digital nomad is 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's 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 urged to their doorstep it's a comfortable office and forecasts of 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 curiousness riders take to the darkened streets 28 year old james assault is one of . the traffic controllers and i clearly remember most there are a lot of cars but many do not abide by the traffic regulations. i'm talking about that there are many particles i wore that's what makes writing thread run very dangerous when they're most critical or thought since the pandemic syndrome interlock people can no longer dine out to the favor trattoria pizzeria launched

a delivery service is a profiting from the situation. room parole board for this is james on the phone the delivery guy i'm outside your building. please come go. to court and legal pizza pasta and dolce vito delivered to your door james had to pay up front so he's relieved when this customer gives him cash because his 1st delivery of the night. i was down and they have a sense as we voted in pretty often recently that i'm a student and at home all day i can't get out much even though i'd really like to see them in the evenings i prefer to order something because i have to study. if it is going to be that is what i want course restaurants like decent at the local pizza and rooms pratique missing their nightly customers. due to corona restrictions they must close at 6 pm will be in use 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 but then it doesn't think much of the big delivery services in addition to lapse she says for small restaurants it's just not worth it registering with them would cost $300.00 to $400.00 euros alone and she would pay them as much as 35 percent of a profit so she just regretfully closes up for the night right but on 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 to. shortly off the closing time the rightest 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 boarders customers and rating that his bike gets a flat tire he's forced to make a pit stop at the piazza when it's you 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 rome but jobs a very precarious. course for them bro i just always thought so i'm away. 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 you know me and 602700 euros a month as a writer the next customer won't let james come up to covet 19 pages online but sends a 5 euro 2 down in the elevator and says only tip of the night with my shift is a new get a minute when it's over all right hold on to your hope tomorrow there'll be more orders and they'll let me work more. finito the app says he's done for the night

it's growing chilly here but the coliseum runs ancient contradicts the tomorrow james a modern day gladiator will be battling his way through the streets of the eternal city of his people. that's it for today's show thanks for watching and do join us next week for more stories from across europe until then take care and good back.

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