up next. i'm talking to maher to an address and he's now a member of the european parliament for the u.k. independence party but she was formally the european commission's chief accountants while she was in that job she raised concerns about flaws in the commission's accounting system which she said left it vulnerable to fraud mottram dress and thanks for talking to us today now were you a euro skeptic when you joined the commission as chief accountant no i was not a euro skeptic in fact i thought you were a project was a project of cooperation i thought you were sharing solutions among the different member states so i was quite on earth to be able to be part of the european union and also or to be part of our roof reform that they were undergoing

what happened or what did you find out to make you change your mind when i found out that the had no control on the payments they were making out of the european union budget basically you know they didn't ask if people qualified to get the funding from the european union and i was responsible for the signature of the it's so i had the highest responsibility and i thought i needed to know if i was playing to the right person and for the right purpose and they just didn't care and they didn't allow me to make change use to be able to determine if we were making the right pane so what does what does that all mean well this means that your funding is going to people who do not qualify for this who do not need the funding and who use it for other purposes and this is very dangerous because there are many other purposes for which the money can be used. when they raise the money from european

taxpayers they are short of saying this is going to be used for certain. since. certain extent they are lying to the unity of the expat i thought i was working on behalf of the european taxpayer and my obligation was to make sure that payments were correct others didn't see it like that they did that in fact you were fired for blowing the whistle do you think anything's changed since i don't think anything has changed i now see it in the budgetary control committees to all the committee in the parliament that oversee the payments out of the budget and i see it in the budget committee the committee that oversees the planning of the budget and in both committees i can see that they have no respect for european taxpayers' money and i don't see that fundamental changes that they should me

have taken place you know once anybody who makes up payments in norman words would take care that the payments would ask the questions what does this pain mean according to what is the purpose and this questions are not asked by the commission the solution is to blame the member states only gave the money to the u.k. it's the u.k. who is committing the irregularities well yes but you paid the money out the to us the proper questions they dealt so for me nothing has changed a lot of window dressing but nothing i mean are you suggesting that the commission is being defrauded and if so who by. well it's being the fraud or to a certain extent in. talking about fraud it's always really problematic because obviously you have to prove it and it's very difficult to prove fraud in. in places

where you don't have adequate systems to control ok that is snow all the tray so it's very difficult to prove but you know there are beneficiaries who are getting the money without being qualified to get the money that is the essence of the situation do you think brussels is capable of reform is there a will to tighten that up no i don't think that it's any will to tighten this practices because they have a different agenda they want to promote the european union project and to promote this project the want to be able to give the money to the people who will support project not the people who really care about the. proper way not the people who are going to use this funding to grow the economy of a certain member state but the people who will promote the european union project how deeply entrenched you think vested interests all in brussels where the real

power play is well from my experience in the commission fundamentally but i also know that in the parliament the power of food people in the e.u. are the directors general in the european commission the european commission different directorates with different substantive issues you have environment me. and they started to the generals are the ones who hold the power you know the commissioners come and go every five years but this director general normally have been there for decades and they hold the power there you know who they need to give the funding to get the support where in times of austerity at the moment and members all across europe are cutting testate spending is there any sign that brussels is doing the same now absolutely you know last night we spent six hours approving the budget committee the two thousand. and twelve budget and they have

what they are asking for over four percent increase i won't even asking for the creases but fundamentally saying we should at least reduce the allowances for the enemy please and they don't want to reduce them. i think we should show the example and the every piece themselves don't want any reduction and the council of ministers had decided they wouldn't give more than a two percent increase and here the parliament goes back and say no we want more than four percent increase so i don't think there is no will and i am a lonely voice really in the parliament in what we first reduction of the budget and ultimately it's your goal to as it were destroy the system from within ultimately my role or my goal is to make people in the u.k.

but also around the rest of europe know the truth about the european union project know the truth about how their money is being spent this is my goal and then it's up to people to react to this new information or to this information even if it's not new for some people you know we are now in the middle of a crisis and people saying well the year budget has nothing to do with price but i will give you an example greece was brought into the european into the euro zone when they didn't qualify to get into the us now people say greece lives well maybe in their account but. commission has asked that this ticks off its uterus that who should have challenged the figures and they didn't challenge they kept silent ten years later they realize something is wrong but they are there they have one thousand people working in your start. to our lives the figures should have come up

another thing the budget was used to grow the economy of all these countries that came into the euro zone greece got sixty billion. in the last twenty years out of the european union budget the question is were did that money go because the greek economy has not grown so where did the money grow william hague the u.k.'s foreign secretary says that the e.u. budget is now under control is that the truth and i think it's not the truth i have . a speech because he doesn't know. he thinks it's under control because he's asking for a friesen the budget but while he was talking about the freeze there was somebody in the budget committee was trying to vote in favor of an increase of

four percent so it's not under control and also. you know we don't know exactly where the money is call it and i think we should know it's visible for everybody you know as i told you why is it that greece. and its economy spain portugal. what are all the structural reforms that we have been paying for the last . so you know it's not on that point members of parliament here in the u.k. now look set to hold a debate on whether there should be a referendum on britain's membership of the european union do you think britain is hooks on the e.u. despite talking about wanting to leave. while i think that the government might be hooked to the european union i don't think that the country has to hold its will to the people i think. the u.k. could lead the european union and negotiate another type of relationship when there

are people who are very critical about you know what would happen how would we trade. the u.k. trade they've done existed before the european union try to think it could go back to do this in the u.k. it's one of the biggest importers from the european union so forty two percent of the imports come from the european union so i think the u.k. very solid position. and i think it would be healthy not only for the u.k. but for the rest of the member states because it would force. the european union and all the trade agreements that we have i don't see of course this doesn't happen in twenty four hours i mean of course now we have seventy percent of the legislation coming from the you of course that would be interim period for the u.k. would have to develop new legislation of its own i mean of course it doesn't happen

in twenty four hours but we first have to make the decision to leave and then. start the process euro zone countries are staring down the barrel of a gun basically. talking about isn't forcing more fiscal union in the face of economic collapse which seems like a desperate measure who stands to gain the most from keeping europe together i think the. director is generally a bureaucracy in brussels who stands to gain those people who have been pushing the project all along and they want this european union who are they will hold the power over all the member states and finally as a euro skeptic do you feel any way vindicated by what's going on in the euro zone at the moment. sadly yes i feel medicated because you know if people had herds and had sort of responded to my claims ten years ago all in maybe this wouldn't

have happened so yes i feel vindicated but it's sad to say this because we could have prevented all that's happening today not trying to as i thank you very much thank you. lose lose lose lose lose lose. just say.

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hello there you're watching the sport here on our these other headlines keep cool and more. caution against andorra with a place at the european championships at stake. while there's a blow for rivals ireland will be without captain roby came for their crunch game with armenia. and scrap the first fortnight to be n.b.a. season is cancelled as the payroll between plays and club owners continues. but first football and russia need just a point against door in moscow tonight to secure a place at next summer's european championships but russia coach dick advocaat has warned his opponents could use dirty tactics in his plays to keep their heads out of the new arena with more poor fleet. going into their final qualification group game russia find themselves in excellent position they top their pool by two

points and the remaining fixture is against andorra a team ranked a very bottom of the people rankings alongside the likes of american samoa and montserrat russia a massive favorites to claim all three points even though a draw would suffice and advocate says they'll look to qualify playing good football we tried to play with two food world will organized. thing to do well longer would work better than the other one but still i think the team is playing quite attractive who will the dutchman does have a few selection concerns constantine's that he and of another example and you call for both suspended after picking up the yellow cards and slovakia last time outs while your issue of course has lost his battle to be fit after picking up a knock and. undergo a thorough is ok and he's likely to retain his starting spot while some of the fringe players may be given a chance of a first eleven however uppercuts biggest concern is how he and dorrans may try to

use less fanfare means to stop his team brazil's towards putting two more players to failed to do with it because this is quite irritating to play realize it as well in england or. they don't want to blow for world. one man who will know more than a thing or two about i'm doris tactics is andrea shove in he was sent off paul years ago against the same honan's as russia just about qualified for euro two thousand and eight and missed the first two games of that torment due to his red card and of the counters warning his players not to react to be antics of error opponents and injury to the world to the players and the so we have to discipline because this is the way they like to play for. we have to prepare for that it's

been a very good qualifying campaign for the russians have dominated every one of benign games so far that they've played in the group and they'll be looking to book their ticket to poland ukraine in style russia when touching distance of next year's european championships was standing in their way a bridge in poland and ukraine around or inside but have only won one competitive match in history or because they can't slide will obviously start as massive favorites and of russia play to anything like their full potential and they should have absolutely no problems whatsoever in picking up points richard pombo played r.t. . well there is everything to play for in group b. because arlen take home armenia in dublin tonight needing just a point to seal second place and a spot in the playoffs but they will have to do it with that manic captain robbie kane he's been ruled out with a thigh injury during their two win over and there were recently simon cox to take cain's place up front while goalkeeper shay given will take the captain's armband if he's fully aware of the dangers of our mean yet they need to win to grab second

spot in the cells and have won their last three matches scoring eleven times in the process and just concealing one. whole parts was we could have the belief that we can go on and beat them and i know they'll be calm and think in the symbol. you know it's a chance for us to you know center on hands which which is all you can ask for in the last game really and we've got to go in and do the business but i mean you got a taste of the of eva stadium during a training session on monday they lost one nil at home to ireland in the opening round of the euro qualifiers last year but since that defeat they've only been beaten once in eight matches during this campaign so they are brimming with confidence but also full of respect for the irish. team but those who we believe we can win the skin because you see the ranking. it's important because three points but you.

to help you understand what is at stake this is the group looks at the moment to draw from russia them would ensure they finish top and qualify automatically for next summer's european championships and a point for ireland would mean they would finish second and would go into the playoffs. now in other news the first two weeks of the new n.b.a. season have been canceled after play is and club owners failed to agree on a new labor deal owners and players can't agree on the structure of a salary cap or decide what percentage of revenue play should receive under the old fifty seven percent but clubs want that richie's to under half the parties not on monday but could not find a breakthrough prompting n.b.a. chiefs to scrap the first fortnight a decision which was to start on november the first admitting there are some way off an agreement. we spent two days here. i think it's fair to say we established the positions of the parties with complete

certainty of. rain really very very far apart. meanwhile monday night's game in the n.f.l. saw the detroit lions extend their unbeaten run to five games this season beating the chicago bears twenty four points to thirteen it is detroit's best start since nine hundred fifty six and i had matthew stafford to thank for two touchdown passes connected with calvin junction here to get the first point on the board in the second period. by halftime it was chicago who had sneaked in front telling davis going over here for ten seven lee. but detroit series seeing regain the advantage this time strafford finding brandon pettigrew. on their third touchdown of the night was the highlight after forcing the past punjab it's best to avoid the middle of the park untouched detroit went on to win twenty four point. five wins from five games for them forty cargoes poor start continues to stand. now having

lost the rugby world cup crime south africa have returned home with their coach and two veteran stars of the team calling time on their careers after their quarter final exit to destroy the springboks came back to janice burke and it's an end of an era for some of them captain john smit has now retired from international rugby and vice captain victim mountfield will retire from the game completely while coach peter de villiers is not expected to renew his contract when the current one expires in december but says he is proud of what the side change. really don't cry during friday's world country there are going to be brought blow to ones that worry is. the players will go they. will blues themselves will break the bones will begin building for discovery and they make me proud to be part of this broader discussion. and we will end with martial arts where russian photo you

million in cash is preparing to face one of the biggest challenges of his career the last emperor is set to face american jeff monson in moscow on november the twenty eighth knowing defeat could spell the end of his fighting career his robot daniel. who knew of fools never stands up there wards of financial head dominated the mixed martial arts heavyweight division for a decade that changed last year for three million and suffered his first actual defeat in june twenty town i. ever do forcing the russian to tap out that kick started a downward spiral on the canvas with subsequent losses. and dan henderson. retirement has been optioned for the thirty five year old but he managed it claims

he's far from done and once he's thrown back seat of their way into three bouts i lost i felt like. the wind somehow eluded me i felt i could do it so i had chances but goals will was different the opportunity to get back to winning ways will be unique one further said to take part for the first in a pro mixed martial arts clash in moscow jeff monson the man who stands between him and redemption on november the twenty four year old is a two time world submission wrestling champ and his nickname snow man from his brazilian jiu-jitsu counterparts as a sign of respect for his by skilled demeanor under pressure from. a long time ago he's the best heavyweight of all time. privileged to fight him as an honor but i'm going to train hard and. expect to expect to win but

i think it's going to be very difficult challenge those sentiments echoed earlier but it's less a fight then the launch of an entire career. no still it seems has been less. unturned in the build up. of the federal have a great training camp in the netherlands with both strong wrestlers and standup fighters that i'm going to invite to be my golly i just won the world submission rest in championships and beat no less than for bruce who are two men in the finals so he can be considered the world's best wrestler at the moment there are no end of fans looking forward to seeing the other rise again but the mention self is remaining composed as usual hype what hype is just another day at dampers office almost a victory that's what will be at stake for me in this march on do i will fight for it's. his greatness is beyond question his legacy secure the one suspect's

father himself beliefs when next and out he's the only alternative robert but in your own party. brings us to the end of the sport for the moment with more but lights are on life so it is the way.

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