many ordinary people welcomed the new arrivals at the height of the migrant crisis three years ago one such organization wasn t by center called helps right here in berlin the head of the center told us what she thinks has gone on. today this is a safe and comfortable place for refugees to be the clothing store at mallaby hill . helps run smoothly almost like you ve regular shop. three years ago things were very different in twenty fifteen with today the citizens initiative mallaby tilt operates there was scenes of chaos with some fifty five thousand refugees arriving in berlin in a single year the authorities were overwhelmed thousands waited at the arrival center under catastrophic conditions just to register amid the chaos the refugees relied on volunteers for support people like diana henriques.
one of the worst aviation accidents in post-war german history. her. ramstein air base resembles small town america there are shopping centers housing complexes movie theaters and sports facilities all the creature comforts of home but for many military personnel ramstein is also their first introduction to europe . overflew free tolls it was all there about fifty five thousand americans living there right now that may come and go every two years or so so over the decades
a half thousand. by comparison about fifty five thousand u.s. citizens live in the surrounding region which includes the city of kaiserslautern. the americans are welcome customers at local businesses and since who wants like on average the americans pump about two point three billion dollars per year into the kaiser s loughton regional economy as the on learning. that includes wages salaries rent payments on construction projects does the stuff that s a yearly average. and we have. the presence of the u.s. military is both a blessing and a curse on the one hand it makes a major contribution to the local economy on the other much of its work is shielded from the public. these few remaining bunkers date back to the nazi era they were cut into the local sandstone deposits as part of the system of defenses known as the sea creature line. after the war the allies developed this region as
as they come in on that story now following a twenty two hour session of talks low cost airline ryanair has reached an agreement with the trade union representing irish pilots no further details of that deal are known at this stage but europe s second largest airline has been negotiating with pilots and cabin crew in a number of countries over working conditions and pay since last year the biggest one day strike two weeks ago cost travel chaos in many airports affecting fifty five thousand passengers the new deal in ireland may be used as a model for agreements in other countries. and staying in ireland pope francis begins a two day visit there this weekend it is the first papal visit in nearly forty years this trip comes as the vatican faces growing pressure from catholics to cooperate with criminal investigators on allegations about child sex sex abuse damning new revelations in the u.s.
incidentally also the chairman of saudi aramco tonight reports that the i.p.o. was off saying in a statement the government remains committed to the initial public offering of saudi aramco in accordance with the appropriate circumstances and appropriate time chosen by the government. but just what the appropriate circumstances are remains unclear around because plan to buy a stake in a major petrochemical company thus increasing its market value could be one reason the government hogs for buying time. following a twenty two hour session of talks low cost airline ryan has reached an agreement with the trade union representing irish pilots no further details of the deal and at this stage but europe s second largest airline has been negotiating with pilots and capping crew in several countries over working conditions and pay since last year the biggest one day strike two weeks ago caused travel chaos at many airports affecting fifty five thousand passengers in one day alone of the new dea