Lower thirds:

00:03 Report by / Tessa Walther
00:21 Adel Toukan / Syrian refugee
00:40 Tessa Walther / DW Correspondent, Amman
01:53 Amer Sabaileh / Geopolitical advisor
02:39 Adel Toukan / Syrian refugee

Script:

00.00
Adel Toukan and his wife are getting ready for the day ahead. He fled Syria together with his family when the civil war broke out. For more than a decade, they've been living here in the Za'atary refugee camp in northern Jordan.

00.18
+++Adel Toukan, Syrian refugee+++ 
"Half of my life is gone. I couldn't establish roots, no future for my kids, no work. 15 years here - totally lost."

00.27
Like many Syrians who fled for their safety, Adel has no prospect of working legally or building a future in Jordan. But returning to Syria is not an option either, and the Jordanian government would never force them out.

00:40 ((STAND UP))
"For decades, Jordan has taken on people fleeing from conflicts across the Middle East. First Palestinians, then Iraqis, and now Syrians too. Today, hundreds of thousands of refugees live in Jordan's cities and camps like this one here in Za'atari, putting pressure on the economy, water and public services."

In the capital, Amman, opinions about their presence are mixed.

01.03
+++Voxes++++
Vox 1: (guy with white jacket): 
"The refugees are our brothers, and we stand by them."

Vox 2: (woman with white head scarf)
"Jordan is already struggling politically and economically, and the refugees add an extra burden."

Vox 3: (woman headscarf blue): 
"I think they should go home, because sometimes they can cause problems here."

01.22
To support refugees in camps such as Za'atari - now more like small cities - Jordan has received substantial aid from partners like the European Union. It has improved living conditions, but critics say it also helps the EU limit refugee arrivals at its own borders.

Now, with regional tensions rising, experts say Jordan is looking to deepen its partnership with the EU, using this first-ever summit to boost cooperation that supports both refugees and Jordanians.

01.52
+++Amer Sabaileh, Geopolitical Advisor+++ 
"Jordan is now being surrounded by all kinds of risks and threats of instability, coming from the South of Syria, the risk of terrorism, risks also coming from the West Bank and the possible escalation that might happen. This is why Jordan needs a strong ally like the EU."

02.14
Their goal? The EU and Jordan want to work together to help broker lasting peace in the Middle East.

((PTC)) 
One big fear? A new influx of refugees from the West Bank, should Israel annex the territory. Because most people there have a Jordanian passport.

Back in Za'atary, Adel Toukan is still holding on to hope that one day, his life will change.

02:36
++Adel Toukan+++
"I hope that one day we will go home to our country, and live in a house of our own. My kids will go to school, get an education. We will live a stable life, me and my family."

02:49
But as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, that dream still feels out of reach.

ENDS