companies avoid taxes and what was the luxembourg government's role in all of this w. c box. as i know these are was i need to verify the accounts. but the so is this is the trouble or the departments, the services. so uh, the advisory and tax departments that provide the professional services including tax advice. um, so just to make it simple, uh, you have to imagine that's what was told at least national companies operating in europe have a uh that is used to them. and so the, the way you see has the knowledge of, of it's most of national cans and, uh, and is really well informed to, to, to provide the tax advice and how to lower as, as a, as a, as

a tax do. and, and, and what's the advice was to, to set up a, looks a that had new p o economic activity. but uh, that's a, was asking a tax agreements to the tax authorities. so the suspects agreement is a, as soon as you go um and is used to just approved in advance, which would be the techs treatments of, uh, some sometimes complex. uh, operations was a, um, a, uh press bolger and configurations. it's going to be very complex. this way, sometimes you need is a, the jeopardy is too low or so you go to risk you, you, you take. but that's what was really shocking in luxembourg is this

isn't that is the system of advance that's agreements was used to, to, to, to approve the reading a is a and was some interpretation of the international thanks rules. so that's a could be effect in other countries because it was a really, a, it was going to fall and then i disappeared and i, i found those use in 2000 and then as a new context that's maybe quite similar is the current context. it was a context of post financial increase is, is a very strong database about public budgets, especially in greece. greece has a very strong pressure to, uh, to cuts or endings uh, ends with uh,

increasing inequalities. we're struggling to, to have access, which addition to who have a and, and, and in my opinion. so it was a direction between the difficulties of governments to collect enough resources to face because his and, and as a serving in looks and broke with big motivation most with huge profits was most no tax paid. i spent 4 years at the lloyd. uh then it was the lloyd and touche that was one of price waterhouse coopers, major competitors. so i know what kind of training you went through. it was the same as my training. we were taught that if you see something illegal were unethical, you must reported immediately. you go through the chain of command or through the ethics officer, and if your chain of goal or unethical behavior, you go to the government. what was the process that you went through to report the

wrong doing? and when did you decide to go to the media? actually, a zillow or many steps. and so the 1st one was my food understanding of a seen a. i a things that more and more, and i mean my, my work and the once i did myself as a junior are due to her because i already did my search for a small entity. and i has a full, uh um, this is a group of teacher of what was going on between those of the entities of the group . and i found out that was a prophy if that's for shifted to have some burglar and that's tax anyway. so then i have the cues that's, that's some thing was going wrong. and then i kind of lost my motivation, imagines phones, the social utility. i was looking for an inmate in my work, so i decided to resign. but since the day before my last day,

i was searching the significance of firm end. and i found the folder container of the tax readings. and this was sort of see, not normal because um before, uh, uh, protects very or should protects very strongly these. uh, it says the dates are concerned exec hands. and so this phone service, uh any, without any protection was just a free excess of his work. so i decided to cookies, he says he's folder, and that's moving precisely what i would do with this information. and it's true that's normally i should have for us to unlimited my internally wheezing through the way you see and, and find someone to, to, to, to, to tell my concerns. and that's, and if it does work, i mean,

maybe a conformation was the government. but in this case, both as a firm and as a government was involved in these next meetings, so that there was no drones, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu blows? and we, so we to, to, to, to these a entity. so i, so what i decided is to 1st to, to make sure, so it's my own understanding of the textbook to use it. so i, i, i tried to contact some into use uh, originally involved in a text and i thought i was in europe just to make sure that what they found was a program was be a program. and, and then i see another read your program and on a, on a blog just to share probably she may, may come sounds, but at

a kits and then the most. and then a journalist, investigative journalist, working for french tea, contacted me because he read one of a, a disease. so comments on a blog and, and the, he thought i was waiting for him. so he wants it tomorrow. and um i accepted to read to share as a huge amount of, of attendance agreements. i had, i share the information with him and investigated and so broadcasting false. and it was so in your case about the people you see the expertise seizing. it looks numbered and then uh, the tumors were shout. we see i c, h a. and this led to the so called look. some borges looks like a story which involves the dozens of joint i used to runs welding over the

continuance. and that's and who we exist today. t the some cases like i meant to the april. if we can get the piano as well. and let's say almost all of the brands, you know, as a consumer, it were involved in the visibility size. uh they, you can assume that they have almost the same textbook to see is always the nose or the need for a company. that's why it was a system. it's a issue that's could be treated on the public see was a was so this a work of investigating search on that. once you went to the press and provided documents to prove your allegations, did you think the experience was over? were you surprised that the government took legal action against you?

i felt that there's a source i was for the seat and such was the plan as thoughts that that my thoughts was over and the day did the right thing to do. and. and that was the end of the story and my thoughts and the, and it says it says a t program was booked. that book tested in 2012 and and to 3 years past and see 2014, nothing more. and so this is a time busing i, i was thinking that's a, was a risk. i have taken a tense realize that let's say that says i had, i didn't have to suffer and not having blooms will be so i both in 2014. so 2 years after i show that you know of this and that i, i realize that the look some burg authorities last proceedings

against me against a no service of over i say that a and also against a strong i just it walked down. we're speaking with famed european was a blower, antoine del tour. we're going to take a short break and come back with more of our conversation. stay with us. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 the

the, the, a ton of ways you have your own interest interest. we have also our, our initial interest. but we can find some kind of space coming entries. and based on these full cooperation, their principal corporation in this was that we saw to,

to lead a to a we, we the welcome back to the whistle blows. i'm john curiosity blower and one dell tour about his work against corporate tax evasion in luxembourg. and one, thanks again for joining us. and one, let's talk about the charges against you. despite the fact that you reported on an illegality like many whistle blowers you were prosecuted. tell us about that. it says very and just because the only person in the concerns by a legal proceedings were as, as a people who had a shed the lights on the mean vault on a global issue, which is the best practices of the nation national companies and into the world is

concerned because it's a matter of whole governments can uh, find the policies, uh and, and so at the end. so the main effects of, of, of the story was this particular reaction is that such was strong in view environment. a committee and investigation committee was created and is, that's a move to several countries in europe. citizens look simberg mazda 2, just to interview a tax professionals to it's a tool to understand what was going on. so if it had some constant growth changed the following, this is alexis as some, some of the case cases were investigated by european commission. we some decisions to, to, to condemn some tax purchases. so he just had some consequences was under the

person which is a, a, a criminal charge, the child cheese lawyers, a reset or as an injured. so as a to and i just and, and as a, as a reason you and your friend, uh, your friend are very vulnerable because your loan is no uh, goal advise these no, uh no one runs you to, to support you. so it can be very, very, very destructive and, and maybe you might, it may look in history. uh, and the notes the recurrence for reset the was a, was that's a, this is theresa look, seats 3 was very visible inside the job. and that's why when look some progress originally is decides to charge a so,

so we said go versus say is i was image image of the a strong public reaction. and the simple to committee was pretty cheated. we some, those relates using also some of the activities, some text, my task. and this simple committee was very, uh, i see that there as a public supports. and this was really, really helpful to, to, to group was uh, with the criminal charges. so here were found guilty and then your conviction was upheld on appeal. many people would have given up, they would have cut their losses because the sentence was suspended, but you didn't give up. you appealed again. and you one, tell us about your decision to challenge that conviction the 2nd time. and it is true at the beginning i was, was king of 10 years in j a and the assignable 1000000 euro. so was the 1st and then missions suspends each combination to play as most accurate of as soon as the tv is use and uh and just uh draw up or is this the

story which was the, um, uh for sure. and to. yeah, to leave is this pressure of uh, of the trails of uh no yours if from each other so. uh so uh, but much, much, uh, it was a matter of principle and lots of people did wrong. me was telling me that i what i did was the right thing to do and, and i don't understand to be comes in for, for this. and i really says that's the, that's the, that's the lows was on my side. so was the concern of my lawyers. i decided to appease the 1st the contamination. and again, i was, i was a according to the sentence reduced sentence. and the i ip came to the higher quotes in, in looks on berg and a, at this stage a,

for me, it was just a step to have access to the u. p on the call to human rights. and to reach can go on the, when you have the energy to dispose of at the national level. and so i, i just went through the slash that looks and broke just to have access to the european court, but sends, it looks and broke. surprisingly, it reads visa, our ideas is that i was a reset over according to the case, low of your goal. so human rights and then a, an x and berg just consumes this and acquisition. and that, that's um, as a journalist, was select received as a sick as a 1st a p. but i'm saying i need those in the higher 14 looks, i'm broke. and then he had to go to the european because of human rights,

which decided is anita a few weeks a month ago that he was the sub over tell us about the reaction to your whistle, blowing not by the luxembourg government, but by the european union. it seems to me that they were far more clear headed an understanding of what you had done in your whistle blowing. it depends on who you are thinking about a european liver because it's true that's huge and by humans was quite simple to see if we see the creation of an investigative committee and, and that's a some huge and condition uh, like, uh, knock rates of this. i go, i was so supportive sayings that looks like she most were head footing, her investigations, if it's wrong, but what's needs a police interest. and history was also the fact that at that moment,

as you can uh, commission, the presidents of the judge and commission was wrong. who would you go? we was a former prime minister of fedex and birth for many, many years. and so, so it was the reaction from your printer, which is alexis, but from something's a head of your junk of insurance, was more of a reaction of, let's say, a defensive reaction. just trying to justify what had been done and that was in the interest of the economic development of flux and birth, but not the but the reason she was that's this next for the g need, which mental all its neighbors, gemini falls. it's an n. as it was tiny contributory to the google or prove people as i've shown with c, which is sarah collaboration,

a set of numbers states. so i think that was a real contribution. that means a political eviction for the photo brings us. it looks nice. and that's currency. these to have a big troubles in is a way to fax, a global firms, pietro's declaration of companies as to rely on national laws. and when you are a move to national companies, it's very easy to shift pro fees from $1.00 place to another to avoid a tax reputation. i'd like to thank our guest, antoine delta. we're both for joining us and for his courage. and i'd like to thank our viewers to your government means standing up for your country. that's what and to, and build towards it. and the entire european union is a better place because of it, that kind of behavior, that love of country that love of the truth is what we should all strive for. i'm

john curiosity when you've been watching the whistle blowers until next time the. 2 2 2 2 2 2 the acceptance, and i'm here to plan with you whatever you do, you do not watch my new show. search like why watch something that's so different whitelisted opinions that he won't get anywhere else. welcome to please or do you have the state department c. i a weapons bankers, multi $1000000000.00 for you. go ahead, change and whatever you do, don't my show stay main street because i'm probably going to make you uncomfortable . my show is called stretching. but again, you probably don't wanna watch it because it might just change the wayne thing

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2 weeks have passed since the 1st round of voting and ballots cast by our broad reached the country on friday with a 3rd place candidate back. you can come and present our order. one western media has been focused on portraying him as an officer or a terry and leader ortiz. marita co study of breaks down white or t o continues to have such high turn out despite the mainstream media's portrayal of the country as an democratic. it's well known that the general consensus and the was that's a d a is run by a dictator. and if or the one wins, again, it will spell disaster for their relationship with the country and for the nation itself. but the traders don't normally go into a runoff and people don't usually both. if they know that they're both mean nothing . and so t, a voter turnout has been consistently high for many years, advertising at over 80 percent. if so q is a dictatorship. why the people both are testing their votes. because these

elections are vital because it's a deciding factor for the countries fate. and everyone knows this, they can think for themselves to join us. the people are happy with the president and his administration. and because of that, as i think they went through the polls in larger numbers, i think the system is effective and it will be even more effective in the 2nd round . it wouldn't be healthier if the old administration remained, but no matter who will come to power, we have no choice, but to respect the outcome. if you're asking about my personal opinion, i think we ship date or the one is a world leader fine at states, and that no matter what. so these elections will not be free or fair. i guess we know what their conclusion will be if their favorite candidate loses, but it's not just about the presidential elections which have demonstrated people's belief in the system. it's also about the parliamentary elections or are the ones a k parties secure the majority of seats. the fact that the 14th of may elections took place in the form of acquire a feast of democracy with peace and quiet is an expression of democratic,

mature to violence or to yeah, i congratulate all my citizens who voted in the name of democracy and took part in the election of work and express my gratitude to each and every one of them. some would argue that sorts of force to vote, although all statements is misleading. so it may have compulsory votes in like many other countries, but it's not enforced. when the, the people, the do not close, they get this message is so that they can the, the follow up with the but it's not to implement that as a fine. it's not the exact pictures. uh, you know, way, but this is something too much of a sample for going there and voting as a citizen. and it's not only until here where people have been casting their ballots. in fact, the number of char, exposing from a broad, nearly doubled since the 2018 elections. germany has the largest starters diaspora around a 1000000 and a half people. and 26 palling stations were open if they even open poland stations

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that people that's more worried about the fits which come to our town as long as their legacy i call the 3 ad last link. the majority of these people are going to do a lot of disadvantage and the discount rate before the invest in countries are almost tied to a country. it gives it to you for blaming to they me just yeah, they should look at office space in this country is the guiding the media. we can outright an optical regional cause they use time by myself. who do i choose to media? the i if, if, if the optical is a stop looking, for example, to scholar monday, don't get the publish it. archie will be covering how the presidential run off election between and come at lead or reject how you've earned a want. and his main opponent come all tillage star lou unfolds this sunday,

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