(30 Dec 2006)
Burriana
1. Various shots of cooperative farm outside town
2. Set up shot of Uchita Paum, president of cooperative farm
3. SOUNDBITE: (Romanian) Uchita Paum, president of cooperative farm
"We started this cooperative farm in an attempt to solve the situation of eighty families that were living irregularly in the area. A lot of them, even they had been living in Spain for over four years, didn't have the work offer required by law to obtain their residency. Even though we cannot solve everybody's problems with two acres of land, at least some of them have work and food to eat for the whole year."
4. Two shots of Angela Placsintar and Uchita Paum with Romanian workers
Castellon
5. Set up shot of Jose Luis Roberto, member of Espana 2000
6. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jose Luis Roberto, member of Espana 2000
"They have invaded us here in Castellon. There are lost of Romanians and they have started to organise themselves in Romanian cultural centres, Romanian political parties, Romanian shops. They see that they have power and they are using that power to obtain as many benefits as they can get. And is at this point where their relationship with the Spanish people here is beginning to break."
7. Exterior shot of town hall
8. Set up shot of Carmen Amoros, Secretary of welfare of Castellon
9. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Carmen Amoros, Secretary of welfare of Castellon
"When people arrive here we consider them just like any other citizen, regardless of where they come from. They have their rights and their duties and we try to integrate them in our society in good conviviality. The problems we have experienced are minimal, because there are always good and bad people everywhere, Spanish or foreign. But most of the people came here because they didn't have good possibilities in their countries of origin and they found here a good job and a welcoming city."
10. Tilt down of cathedral
11. Mid shot of city centre
12. Exterior shot of Romanian butcher shop
13. Two shots of Angela Placsintar at butcher shop
14. Two shots of Angela Placsintar at ECAI (Association of Immigrants from Eastern Countries)
15. SOUNDBITE: (Romanian) Angela Placsintar, president of ECAI
"I experienced personally the lack of information when I was a newly arrived immigrant in Spain. Because in the twenty first century information is vital, then I decided to start this association."
16. Cutaway
17. SOUNDBITE: (Romanian) Angela Placsintar, president of ECAI
"Lots of us have lost our hope. We don't think that things are going to change that much (in Romania). We have learned to accept the corruption going on in Romania hence we have become sceptic about the situation eventually improving. We have lost our hope and also our middle class. In Romania there are few rich people and lots of poor."
18. Wide shot of Flavius Nastasche at cement factory
19. Various shots of Flavius Nastasche arriving at home and meeting wife Claudia Cerguta
20. SOUNDBITE: (Romanian) Flavius Nastasche, Romanian immigrant
"The illusion is big. Everything indicates that this will be a good turning point. But it all depends on people's mentality. If mentality changes, with the help from the European Union and European laws, then the outcome will be a great one."
21. Cutaway
22. SOUNDBITE: (Romanian) Claudia Cerguta, Romanian immigrant
"We arrived in 2000. Six months later we started working at a beach restaurant but when summer ended we were out of job. We started looking for other jobs. We only had thirty euros in cash when we started the process of regularisation to obtain our residency."
23. Wide shot of beachfront
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