European Journal - 2002-01-13
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[0:21] Hello and welcome to European Journal,
[0:23] coming to you as always from the
[0:24] Brussels studios of DW TV. Among our top
[0:27] stories today,
[0:29] far from Europe, the euro brings the EU
[0:31] closer to its citizens in South America.
[0:34] On the way up, how an Irish MEP plans to
[0:36] change the European Parliament's image.
[0:39] And a German teacher finds his personal
[0:41] paradise in Poland.
[0:45] It's a strange fact that the Channel
[0:46] Islands are not in the European Union,
[0:48] while far-flung places like Martinique,
[0:50] Guadeloupe, and Reunion are. They're
[0:53] among several French overseas
[0:54] territories, which are officially part
[0:56] of France and therefore inside the EU.
[0:58] The largest, French Guiana, on the
[1:00] northeast seaboard of South America,
[1:01] between Suriname and Brazil, is the
[1:03] launch site of the European Space
[1:05] Agency's Ariane rocket. But it's also
[1:07] locked into the common fisheries policy,
[1:09] for instance, as well as benefiting from
[1:10] EU grants. However, its multi-ethnic and
[1:13] richly varied people didn't have much
[1:15] reason to feel European until now, with
[1:18] the arrival of the euro.
[1:22] >> French Guiana consists mainly of
[1:24] impenetrable jungle, accessible only
[1:27] through a complex network of waterways.
[1:30] The forests are patrolled by the French
[1:32] forces and gendarmerie.
[1:34] Their job is to hunt down smugglers,
[1:36] unwelcome gold diggers, and illegal
[1:39] immigrants from Brazil.
[1:42] Most Guianese live along the Atlantic
[1:44] coast.
[1:45] The capital, Cayenne, has a population
[1:47] of over 50,000 and is an ethnic melting
[1:50] pot.
[1:51] The official language is French, but
[1:53] most people speak Creole or Taki Taki,
[1:55] the