Our consumerism is causing a radical depletion of. 425. Percent. Or has it. Forests and money. Tragic reality behind the exploits. Starts july 24th. Hello bond ya know and welcome to a very Special Edition of Focus On Europe coming to you from the heart of the italian capital row and it was here back in 1957 that history was quite literally
made with the signing of the Treaty Of Rome that would lead the way to the creation of the European Union as we know it today alongside thats another dream came true the dream of Freedom Of Movement for all of europe citizens so we joined one young man for a very schuberts to see how that freedom of Movement Works today. This summer Friedrich Schubert is exploring europe from west to east by train. Hes already covered over 2500 kilometers. In the country from paris france i travelled to italy so this is my 3rd country. His next stop is below new a University City in central italy. The us given no 27000 free for weeks into rail train tickets to european youngsters. It wants them to explore the consonants and hopes this will help counter nationalist tendencies in some e. U. States. As the success of the Silicon Stereotype is that people here are more relaxed more open with one another and more welcoming to strangers they have enough and i know from the its become something thats something we germans often struggle with which in the. Friedrich spontaneously meets organizers the polanyi is Cheap Street Art Festival this summer the putting up 600 posters by artists across the city walls the messages are surprisingly pro european. I think europe now. You know something that still just to get there and get this together come on weve been killing each other for what centuries and now we have a you know we have common progress we have a common politics. 25 year old friedrich continues his european journey in an easterly direction. To trist platform 6. Is on route to slovenia one of the e. U. s newest Member States it was once part of
the communist yugoslavia. As the train heads for the italian slovenian border he makes friends with a reason man ferrari who comes from the region. Of course my family tells me stories about when there. Were no other there was. A more dangerous and very very easy street yes. Today people in europe can again travel freely. If youve been to slovenia. But. After 3 hours the train reaches the mediterranean city and soon arrives at the slip fenian border. Theres no border guard in sight just a train conductor. For over 11 years this is been an open border. Its really interesting when people talk about the past its incredible freedom to just cross into another country without checks but i cannot fully appreciate it because i didnt experience what it was like before. Travelling freely across borders has become a normality for young people like friedrich it is one of the major achievements of the e. U. Friedrich has reached the civilian capital. Does it make. It so hard for freedom to imagine a return to nationalist tendencies ringback. After a stopover in slovenia people words the night train to the hungarian cup. To the past. It was in hungary that the Iron Curtain 1st became possible today hungarys government takes an e. U. Skeptical stance but few young garion share these opinions samantha said i didnt
meet anyone who said something very negative about yourself because thats maybe because most people tend to identify with their nation and not europe. Really gets this education. Says it all so maybe we must make clear up why the european idea is so important thats because its the longest. This trip to strengthen Friedrich Slovak Europe and he hopes its borders will remain open its european into real trip has made a lasting impression. Well the europe that the young Friedrich Schubert moves around in so freely today began to take shape here in this magnificent hall at the capitol on museum in rome on the 25th Of March in 1987 france germany italy and the benelux states signed the Treaty Of Rome after 2 devastating wars in the whole course europes Founding Fathers were absolutely determined to bring lasting peace to the continent well one of the
translators in the negotiations leading to this historic moment was a remarkable one called really hard work out. A visit to the last living person to have witnessed the founding of europe 1000 year old or any half a camp lives in brussels. As a 27 year old interpreter rene witnessed the Treaty Of Rome being negotiated she accompanied belgian paul on a response regarded as one of the founders of european unification. She mostly sat next to spark who was head of the belgian government in exile during the 2nd World War later as a european he reached out to the germans. Miraculously he did so just 10 years after the war ended. A club work with us. I really believe that someone might add now or definitely wanted Something Else and
this could only be europe. The beloved benelux countries had an ideal too and if they are ever again which was repeatedly stated. They name is a holocaust survivor she and her jewish family had to flee from the nazis and leave cologne in belgium they went into hiding to eat did i see here the idea of ever going to germany against as a tourist or later accompanying spark from my work was hard to grasp. But had desire for peace in europe a stronger you have to have because i believed in it when i was younger that was a time of enthusiasm for europe absolutely plenty is the last surviving pioneer of the founding of europe today her dream of a europe without borders has become a reality. And part of that reality it is even the ancient romans might have been proud of themselves as the creation of a european Single Market with a total workforce of more than 200000000. 00 Men And Women so for many europe does stand for prosperity but not for all such as a rainy and day laborers who gather here in rome for work on a daily basis. Its 5 30 in the morning in buffalo on the outskirts of rome this is where day laborers wait for someone to offer them work most of them are from romania. A van pulls over. One of the men climbs in discreetly of course the police could show up at any minute. The others stay behind and keep on waiting most of the time its in Vain Italys Construction Sector is in crisis we
ask some of the men how much money they can earn here. Heavy labor can get you 6070 years a day. He says some of the people that pick them up are italian and some are remaining in picher come under no you had no luck finding work this morning. Is unlucky streak has lasted for more than a week now. Be delany agro not a lot i moonlighted our employers prefer that so that they can avoid paying taxes and insurance stocks they would rather take you as an undeclared worker. Let me agree that if they did learn it would sometimes i dont get paid to talk course richard they say theyre paid to morrow and then they never show up again and a good number minus 00 like. A 63 year old welder has been trying his luck for years here but with less and less success. He says
a while ago his wife and his 2 children left him. Since then hes been living at the edge of the city in this Makeshift Hut could be that ive got my kids with their grandparents what theyre waiting for their dad to come back but im not coming back. Every evening picture cocos to bed early hell have to wake up at 430 if he wants any chance of getting work tomorrow. God what a curse it life this is. But painter guy is not alone in his plight Yulian Montoya from italys Construction Union knows of many others just like him originally from romania he says many of his countrymen come to italy hoping for a fast catch up but the one they came because they were promised the land of Milk And Honey here but they found something entirely different to what. Patrick oh was also looking for a better life when he set out from romania to italy many years ago. This is where
he used to live in the village of s. Now now his house is abandoned his family has moved away many other houses stand empty here the local bar is the only place left with a bit of life in it here they remember their previous neighbor oh great only its out of money he said there was no point staying here in a country. That was earning his daily bread and Everything Else he needs to come back being if i could go gladly i think its better to stay here on a romanian feels. At least here you can get some Sheeps Cheese even if romania is per could. Be set up for what was. Back in rome like every Morning Petrushka is up early driven by the hope of earning a few heroes today. 54 im sure rome is beautiful to look at that is not for me brought it out. I will not tolerate sway slaves its a game out of that. But. There are few people looking for cheap labor in buffalo today Summer Vacation has started. A bad outlook for people like patrick are under no you the romanian welder. Now one thing all e. U. Citizens have in common is a passport just like this one and just in the same way that wealth consumers can afford to buy all the latest fashions here in Chic Central Rome wealthy investors can actually afford to buy e. U. Citizenship in the form of socalled golden passports and the place to do that is cyprus. Cyprus is booming and the 2013 financial crisis seems all but forgotten. The islands Real Estate Market is thriving with rows of expensive high rise condos going up in the port city of limits saw. Many
russians are buying them today they make up a better 4th of the citys total population. And a growing number of them have a cypriot e. U. Passport. Business consultant irene is settled and is one of those who makes it happen all the need to do is invest 2000000 euros in a look 3 property. All die hard hysterical calls. To roll. Poorly. And to give some examples. Its very simple quiet the bus Part Dont Have to live here permanently the. Possibility to travel with no. 154 countries involved. The fact cyprus issues gold and passports to wealthy russians and arabs has been severely criticized by the e. U. But the islands Finance Minister who oversees this Investment Scheme says so far only 500 people have acquired one and these ones may be main fact be dogs which are offered after. The. In depth scrutiny and the background checks that are any suggestions for you before we take the course to. Jointly. Establish it all its gotten not done the investment. There isnt sold on so we would be absolutely willing to engage in such a discussion there is also been growing criticism of the Golden Passport Program within cyprus critics say it lacks transparency and that the program just makes
real estate tycoons like yanis misery even richer. The president s son is currently building a penthouse high rise in the missile with your level apartments selling for more than 2000000000 euros hes not worried by the fact that this entitles them to a golden passport after all they invest considerable sums. A big number is our middle east friends middle east in g. C. C. Countries. Asia and the russians said that is 5 or 6 percent dependence on this program. I guess if you take away any niche market from any market its going to have some negative impact. Well the influx of rich russians has changed life in the midst of not want to speak to us on camera about their new passports although Business Consultant says most are mainly interested in making a profit. He calls his
a terrible 5 percent of the e. U. And in 5 years. So a loop holes investment was also the benefit of the citizens. And attractive deal and one that cypriot Investment Consultants a keen to promote after all where else can you acquire an e. U. Passport in just 3 months. Weve come to romes Naaman Tano Market its a great place to buy fresh fruit including some lovely berries out there and you may or may not know that scotland is a place where berries are big business but the question now is what happens with braggs because if the u. K. Does choose to leave the European Union as seems likely that means were going to be slamming the door on the Freedom Of Movement for those Migrant Laborers who are so vital to scottish from
a. Picture perfect scotland. The highlands famous for their breathtaking landscapes the castles and lakes at some bagpipes and a kilt and this is the way tourists experience this part of britain. Right now. On the Strawberry Farms however dont get to see this side of scotland almost all of them came here from Eastern Europe. They earn around 300. 00 euros per week here that equals a months wage in romania and bulgaria but if you thought about the way forced. Budget would you dimitri on has been spending the summer months in scotland for 7 years now as an e. U. Citizen you never had problems entering the country but bracks it could mean the end of Freedom Of Movement would be hard i think my thats right they told me
about the. On the airport where im going why. How many hours that was knowing if i paid or in fear of what if there actually was there and 4 or 5 years ago that they would have. Hearing this summer some 10000 workers from other econ trees are employed in the Scottish Agricultural sector. Rex it also has a worrying effect on scottish farmers you know that a lot of the politicians in london neglect and abandon us says angus porter who runs the farm ploys 140 Seasonal Workers not one of them is british he struggles to find enough local workers in Rural Scotland the future worries him weve built up an industry entirely based on people coming from me and without them. Well it would be very very difficult i mean i dont. I dont know how we would even begin to to do our work. The nearby town of arbroath has seen better days hardly anyone here can make a living from fishing anymore. Many shops on the high street are vacant they lack customers with money to spend. Its somewhat busier at the barber shop though employees as well as customers are from Eastern Europe migrants from the e. U. Are needed everywhere they say. Not only to follow the good this fish fuck to give to this chickens but it is that i fear that fish for through this is not to be the easy job as well and also we all know fish smells you know its not easy job but also some original politicians have
a different view though you are correct that supporters would rather send unemployed scots to work in the fields. To do more jobs that when i was a boy. I worked on the farms. What i was at school during the holidays. We when i didnt have the money getting got where the following people coming across to the gas chamber gushed out by that coming across this is actually needed. You know there will be people put up thought of the opportunity. Locals however wouldnt want to live in these containers on the farm and be woken at 5 am to start picking says dimitri alongside other Seasonal Workers dimitri earns the minimum wage often for 10 to 12 hours a day and we thought we had some scottish guys yeah that the game they would
do 3 days and they left. Because of their hard job. Dimitri would like to stay in scotland permanently instead of just during the harvest season and hed like to see more of scotland than just the strawberry fields. His dream is to visit this Cottage Highlands someday but rex it could stop that ever happening. Building bridges like the ancient romans used to do is essentially what the European Union is all about take for instance tensions between germany and poland which have been really running into the extreme recently booked the 2 sides share a common border along the river and people there have been coming together and Building Bridges into the future. Much assure sisters roses in her own garden are her pride and joy. 9 years ago she her family moved from poland to
germany they bought their house for little money and spent years renovating and expanding it was based in fact it was all Tangly The Grass was knee high and we had trouble getting through because everything was covered in many so. Called. Should move into germany was a huge opportunity for martha here she runs her own care service and several Vacation Homes in addition she could take care of her children and work from home. The family could only find a big enough house in germany where to spreading the properties are cheaper in this part of germany than neighboring poland. It took off. Because i often receive messages from acquaintances or even people i dont know asking if i have any hot tips for a house or a nice piece of property available for sale real estate is becoming scarce. One and. Its residents of garths a small town in the river odors from poland and the numbers are rising. And the germans. Are they getting used to the polish neighbors bringing new life to the place. None of these ones as long as they dont harm us and we dont harm them and they make sure to integrate themselves into society and work hard on a stay approachable and do their work ive got you know probably an automatic i feel for the. Fact that i guess its a harmonious coexistence whatsoever put to the test when the local Elementary School introduced polish lessons for german children. There are some protested. But the local council and School Management were soon able to win over the critics we have and we have 205 children that go to school here in monkey ball and 80 of them are polish players cannot so its clear that they too are vital for this school inch wished and ought to have
a beautiful. By now 9 german pupils take part in mr tense because cheerful polish course. But. Many kids in our class are from poland and when they speak polish we want to be able to understand them and when we go to poland we want to be able to Say Something not. The germans often cross into poland. The polish town of graffito is much closer than any big german town. Here shopping might be inexpensive but the Real Estate Prices are quite high. Thats why many poles choose to live in germany and many more say they would be happy to follow i dont say no pitch maybe some day we go there and the. Martha shuster has never regretted her decision to move to an area that many germans consider the end of the
world. And 5 not at all this here is the beginning of the world because its so beautiful here were surrounded by nature and nice people but what more could we want. Once here is there idyllic retreat is noisily destruct at 2 the festival in the german bank of the older and liven things up but its the humor. Rough and tumble fun. And german march music. It doesnt get more traditional than this but Marta Shuster on a polish friends have no trouble this. Time of this year in germany so its fine that its typically german. European Freedom Of Movement here in the small town of cortes its become a part of everyday life 2. Im not
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