euros were transferred by west german taxpayers since then to prop up the east then chancellor helmut kohl also known as the father of german unification promised that very soon a flowering landscapes would appear in the east and that nobody would be worse off well that's not the case to this day differences between east and west remain and they're quite steep just take a look at disposable income here with an average capita income per capita income of one thousand euros the lowest earning regions are still mostly located in the former east germany which you can see here in dark red areas with a per capita income of twenty one thousand euro's tend to be those bordering the former east that's due to the limited investment in these areas during the cold war and in contrast to germany's wealthiest regions are all in the former west that's how members of the rhineland bavaria but in virgin bag they have an average per capita income of twenty three thousand euros or more but there are also examples where east and west have grown together right here over there in touring via very close to the fo

but then chancellor helmut kohl the so-called father of german unification promised that very soon flowering landscapes would appear in the east and nobody would be worse off well he was wrong to this day differences remain and they are actually quite steep just take a look at disposable income with an average per capita income of nineteen thousand the lowest are still mostly located in the former east germany areas with the fact capita income of slightly more twenty one thousand euro's tend to be those bordering the former east here in orange and that's due to the limited investment those areas received during the cold war in contrast germany's richest regions are all in the former west west germany hamburg the rhineland varia and barton were back in the south have an average per capita income of twenty three thousand or even more but there are also examples where is the west have grown together right here in terrain here in the middle very close to the former in a german border we found a company where workers from the east and west are reaping the economic rewards of reunification. around

seven years ago west germany inherited an east germany economy that lay in tatters then chancellor helmut kohl also known as the father of german unification promised very soon flowering landscapes would appear in the east but to this day differences between east and west remain and they are quite steep just take a look at disposable income with an average per capita income of nineteen thousand euros the lowest earning regions are still mostly located in the former east germany areas with a per capita income of twenty one thousand euros tend to be those bordering the former east and in contrast germany's wealthiest regions are all in the former west humber the rial and of area and in the south boston burton back have an average per capita income of twenty three thousand euro's or more but there are also examples where east and west have grown together right here in turin job we found a company where workers from the east and west are reaping the economic rewards of reunification. around one hundred people work here a proprietary limited in highness off the range which was once in east germany

years ago west germany and heritage an east german economy that lay in tatters then chancellor helmut kohl also known as the father of german unification promised that very soon flowering landscapes would appear in the east well to this day differences remain and they are quite steep just take a look at the disposable income with an average per capita income of nine hundred thousand euros the lowest earning regions are still located in the former east of germany areas with a per capita income of twenty one thousand euros tend to be those bordering the former east and in contrast germany's wealthiest regions are all in the former west hamburg the ryan land of area and. have an average per capita income of twenty three thousand euros or more but there are examples where the country has grown together right here in thuringia we found a company where workers from east and west are reaping the economic rewards of reunification. around one hundred people work here a proprietary limited in highest off the ring which was once in east germany close to the border with the various in west germany the

made the act of unification politically possible helmut kohl who died three months ago. that is the germany ladies and gentleman and into which you young people were born as i know germany and that has come a very long way from unbridled nationalism that brought war and destruction to europe . a divided nation in the cold war. to a democratic and strong country at the heart of europe ladies and gentlemen. i pass must continue to be in peace and friendship with our european neighbors it must never again lead us back internationalism thank. god i'm going to ladies and gentlemen in german unity is every day but do we feel it every day. when the moments in our everyday lives that we become aware of the fact that we are part of a community of eighty million util for many. that happened nine days ago on the twenty fourth of september. the free and equal right to vote is something we have in common and we feel it every time when we stand in the queues in front of the polling this with our neighbors and on the twenty fourth of september considerably more people than in the last

euros were transferred by west german taxpayers since then to prop up the east then chancellor helmut kohl also known as the father of german unification promised that very soon flowering landscapes would appear in the east of that nobody would be worse off well that is not the case to this day differences between east and west remain and they're quite steve just take a look at disposable income with an average per capita income of nineteen thousand euro the lowest earning regions are still mostly located in the former east germany here in dark red areas with a per capita income of twenty one thousand euros tend to be those bordering the former east due to the limited investment in these areas during the cold war in contrast germany's wealthiest regions they're all in the former west you have hamburg the rhineland of area in the south battenberg him back in the south as well having an average per capita income of twenty three thousand euros or more but there are also examples where east and west have grown together and that is right here in cheering you know which would be somewhere right