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Despite giving up more than 500 rushing yards, the Tomball Cougars still had a chance to make it interesting during their contest against state-ranked Ft. Bend Marshall Sept. 27.
When Travon McDonald ripped the ball away from a Ft. Bend rusher trying to get in the end zone and took it 99-yards for the score, it cut the Marshall lead to 21 and gave some much needed life to the Cougars. While Tomball ended up falling 47-20, it was an improvement over last year's 38-point blowout to a team that ended up just two wins shy of a state championship.
The Cougars promptly gave up a 57-yard touchdown run by Marshall's quarterback J.W. Ketchum on the game's third play, making many wonder if the Cougs were in for a long night against the major Division 1 college recruit.
Ketchum didn't give the Tomball faithful any more hope when he found teammate Jeremy Smith for a 49-yard touchdown pass, putting the Cougars behind 14-0 with just more than 2 minutes left in the first quarter.
Tomball promptly fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Buffalos great field position and Smith promptly found the end zone from 6 yards out, putting his squad up 21-0 at the end of the first.
Ketchum would score again early in the second period, running it in from 28 yards away to put the Buffalos up 28-0.
The Cougars finally got something going after Mykheal Taylor took the kickoff back to the Cougars 48-yard line.
A 20-yard catch and run by Tomball receiver Kade Barnes was called back due to a personal foul call on a lineman, seemingly taking any air out of the drive. Running back Percy Alford then fumbled the ball on a brutal hit, but Barnes saved the drive by recovering it for a first down.
The drive would eventually stall, but kicker Trent Hohl booted a 38-yard field goal to finally put Tomball on the scoreboard with 4:43 seconds to play.
The final four minutes of the half saw some wild play.
The Buffaloes would fumble the ball away on their ensuing drive and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on a Marshall player gave the Cougars the ball on the Marshall 15-yard line.
Shattuck had a beautiful 10-yard scramble, which set up running back Xavier Powell's 5-yard touchdown run, cutting the lead to 28-10.
Marshall immediately answered, going the length of the field in just two minutes to up their lead to 34-10.
The Cougars would then go up tempo and race downfield to get themselves in field goal range just before the half. Hohl booted his second kick of the night, cutting the lead to 34-13 at the half.
The Tomball defense seemed to play better in the second half, limiting the Buffalos to two scores, while the fumble return by McDonald provided the final score of 47-20.
Shattuck led the Cougars with 114 yards rushing on 24 carries, while also throwing for 52 yards.
The Cougars traveled to take on Northbrook in a district contest Oct. 4. The Cougars blew out the opposition 75-21. A full recap will be in the next issue of the Tribune.
Magnolia 41
Huntsville 28
The Bulldogs used a big second quarter to propel themselves to a district win over Huntsville, winning 41-28 Sept. 27.
Magnolia opened the scoring with a 42-yard touchdown run from Greg Solomon with less than a minute of time elapsed in the game.
Huntsville answered with a score of their own, tying the game at 7 late in the first period.
The Bulldogs then promptly marched down the field and scored again, with Solomon getting his second of the game.
Following a Huntsville turnover, Magnolia scored again to take a 21-7 lead; this time on a 9-yard run from Shyerome Harris.
Huntsville came roaring back, scoring eight straight points on a safety and a touchdown, cutting the lead to 21-15.
The Bulldogs had an answer as John Grunkemeyer scored from 9 yards out to close the first half and Solomon got his third touchdown of the game to open the third quarter, pushing the lead to 35-15.
Harris would have his 1-yard touchdown plunge sandwiched around two Huntsville scores, for the final 41-28 margin.
Solomon had 125 yards rushing and three touchdowns, while Grunkemeyer had 141 yards and one score. Harris added 36 yards and two scores.
The Bulldogs hosted Caney Creek Oct. 4. Results were not available at press time.
Magnolia West 0
Montgomery 7
To say it was a defensive struggle would be an understatement.
Magnolia West fell to county rival Montgomery 7-0, falling by way of a fumble recovery in the end zone on homecoming night.
The Mustang defense came up big all game, holding Montgomery to less than 140 yards of offense, but it was a wild sequence of events in the second quarter that sealed their fate.
It started when Montgomery picked off a Troy Logan pass. Four plays later West returned the favor, but a Mustang was called for an illegal block on the return, backing the Mustangs up to the 4-yard line.
On the ensuing snap the entire Montgomery defensive line crashed the play, causing and recovering a fumble in the process.
The Mustangs had a chance on their final drive of the night when Logan threw a backwards pass to Justin Smith who promptly launched a ball 44-yards downfield to Adrian Thomas. The drive stalled after that, however, as a Logan pass fell incomplete on fourth down.
The Mustangs traveled to Bryan Rudder Oct. 4 for a district contest. Results were not available at press time.
Sophomore running back Adrian Thomas proved to be too much for Bryan Rudder as he ran for more than 200 yards while the Mustangs rolled to a 56-14 victory
Oct. 4.
Magnolia West broke out to a 37-0 lead thanks to a safety and several touchdowns by Thomas, Austin Carroll and quarterback Troy Logan.
Rudder turned their second possession of the third quarter into a touchdown drive and their defense immediately intercepted a Logan pass on the Mustangs ensuing drive.
Rudder then tried to make a game of it, by scoring from 17 yards out to cut the deficit to 37-14.
A Magnolia West punt bounced to the Rudder 1-yard line and on the next play the Mustang defense got their second safety of the game to go up 39-14.
A field goal and two more rushing touchdowns iced the game for Magnolia West. The Mustangs ran for 514 yards in the contest, while only allowing 27 rushing yards by Bryan Rudder.
The win evened the Mustangs record at 3-3 overall and 2-2 in district play.
Magnolia West hosted cross-town rival Magnolia Oct. 11 in the annual Magnolia Bowl. Results were not available as of press time.
Magnolia 35
Caney Creek 23
Magnolia is off to their best start in years after downing district rival Caney Creek to maintain their perfect record in District 18-4A.
The Bulldogs got revenge for a loss to Caney Creek last season, winning 35-23 at Bulldog Stadium Oct. 4.
Running back Shyerome Harris led the way for Magnolia in the opening half taking 10 carries for more than 100 yards --- three of them for touchdowns.
The second half belonged to Harris backfield mate John Grunkemeyer, as he racked up 128 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown.
The Bulldogs ran for 226 yards in the contest, while adding 97 yards through the air. 31 of those yards came in the final quarter, as quarterback Jacob Smith found receiver Cole McGowan for the Bulldogs final score.
The Bulldogs took a short trip into Magnolia proper Oct. 11 to take on rival Magnolia West. Results were not available as of press time.
Tomball 75
Northbrook 21
After falling behind 21-14 at the end of the first quarter, scoring came early and often for the Tomball Cougars, as they rebounded to crush Northbrook 75-21 Oct. 4.
The Cougs rolled up nearly 600 yards of offense on the ground, led by quarterback Weston Shattuck's 167 yards and 4 touchdown runs.
Kentrell McDonald added 126 yards on 18 carries and three touchdown runs, while senior receiver Kade Barnes rushed around end for 11 yards and a touchdown.
Shattuck also passed for 127 yards, giving the Cougars more than 700 yards for the game, while holding Northbrook to less than 300.
The Cougars hosted Willow Ridge Oct. 11. Results were not available as of press time
The Tomball Memorial Wildcat football team experienced a wide range of emotions over the past week, from tears of joy to tears of heartbreak.
The Wildcats beat rival Tomball in thrilling fashion, 49-47, in overtime Nov. 8 to clinch a playoff berth. It was a different story Nov. 14, as Tomball Memorial fell to Houston Reagan 7-0 in a bi-district defensive struggle.
The lone score in the contest was from a Wildcat fumble that Reagan returned 17 yards for the score.
"We played as perfect as a high school team could against an offense as high powered as theirs," said Tomball Memorial head coach Finis Vanover. "On the other side, we just couldn't get anything going against their defensive line."
The Wildcat defense stopped the high powered Reagan offense four separate times inside the red zone, but the offense couldn't muster a threat until the end of the game.
With a little more than two minutes to play, the Wildcats raced downfield and found themselves just 10 yards away from tying or possibly winning the game. The Reagan defense found their second wind, however, and after four straight plays, Tomball Memorial could get no closer than the 5-yard line.
"It was a wild and tough game," Vanover said.
Against Tomball it was also a wild game, with plenty of offense.
With the annual TISD Patriotic Show as a background, a flyover and a man parachuting into the stadium – all to honor local veterans – the two teams on the field provided the fireworks.
It was a seesaw battle that saw the Cougars take an early 14-0 lead, before Tomball Memorial rallied to tie the game at 21 going into halftime.
The Wildcats took control of the momentum in the third quarter, rolling off 12 straight points to take a 33-21 lead.
Tomball would come roaring back to take a 34-33 lead with just more than two minutes to play, however after a wild two minute sequence the teams found themselves tied at 41.
There would be overtime.
The Wildcats got the ball first and scored on a 12-yard toss from Jordan Peterson to Clifford Jackson. A two-point conversion found the wildcats up 49-41.
The Cougars answered quickly as Trent Hohl scored on a 3-yard run, but the Wildcat defense made the play of the game, stopping the Cougars two-point attempt and securing the win.
Vanover said that the Wildcat season was historical, as they made the playoffs in just their second season of varsity action.
"It's a great tribute to these kids that stuck with us for 3-and-a-half years," he said. "It is a special time in those kids lives and something they will never forget."
Magnolia West 22
Waller 14
The Magnolia West Mustangs fought back against Waller Nov. 8, scraping out a tough 22-14 victory over their district rival.
Waller struck first on a 5-yard run from quarterback Tyron Taylor to take a 7-0 lead into halftime.
The Mustangs would come out of the locker room fired up, scoring 22 straight points, with three touchdowns coming from Adrian Thomas.
Waller would fight to the bitter end, however and scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run from Taylor with seconds remaining in the game.
Both teams qualified for the playoffs, as Waller hosted Elgin Nov. 15, while Magnolia West traveled to College Station to take on Manor. Results were not available as of press time.
Former TISD Superintendent Hap Harrington joined a group of Tomball High School and Tomball Memorial High School senior football players for breakfast, to inspire both the teams to be role models on and off the field. Pictured are (front row, from left) Jordan Peterson, Trent Hohl, Harrington, Daniel Rod-riguez, Casey Harmeier, Coach Danny Ramsey, (back row, from left) Coach Finis Vanover, Nicholas Mathias, Cliff Jackson, Jay French, Westin Shattuck, Josh Williams, Jordan Hess and Dalton Meischen.
The Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) recently announced the Academic All-State football team for the 2013-2014 school year.
The teams were selected by awarding points for grade point average, class rank, and SAT/ACT scores. The student athletes were placed on teams according to the number of points they earned.
The following Tomball High School seniors were named to the Academic All-State Team: Westin Goodman, first team; Trent Hohl, second team; Casey Harmeier, second team; Tristan Born, second team and Weston Shattuck, honorable mention.
Tomball High School junior Lauren Pettinati recently sank a hole-in-one while competing for the Cougars golf team in a match against Cy Creek at Raveneaux Country Club in Spring.


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Debatable: How Should Evangelicals Respond to the Inauguration Prayer Incident?
[Note: "Debatable" is a occasional feature in which we briefly summarize debates within the evangelical community.]
The Issue: Louie Giglio, pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta and founder of the Passion Conferences, an organization that brings college students together in prayer and worship, was selected by President Obama to deliver the benediction at his inaugural this month. He withdrew because of controversy over a sermon he delivered in mid-1990s on homosexuality.
Various evangelical thinkers and leaders have commented, often coming to quite different conclusions on the question, "How should evangelicals respond?"
Position #1: Gabe Lyons, a best-selling author and founder of Q Ideas, says Giglio is a "target of intolerance" and "reverse discrimination at its finest":
As gays come out of the closet, are Christians meant to swap and go hide back in closets of their own? This zero-sum game is the most un-American of games.
Freedom to speak your mind and live by your convictions---a person's freedom of conscience---is the first, most fundamental, American right. James Madison believed strongly in the freedom of conscience, even claiming, "This right is in its nature an unalienable right" in his Memorial and Remonstrance written in 1785. Maintaining and defending "freedom of conscience" protects every citizen from being coerced, cajoled, intimidated or bullied into taking a point of view that goes against their deepest convictions.
It's a sad day in America when that right is up for debate.
Position #2: Author and blogger Matthew Lee Anderson, in a guest post for CNN, argued that while Christians have a right to be concerned, we ought to shrug off inaugural pastor rejection:
In such moments, conservative Christians have been ready and quick to demonstrate their ample supply of passion for the truth.
The last imbroglio about homosexuality in our country was the Chick-Fil-A affair, which resulted in long lines of socially conservative people cheerfully waiting to eat their chicken sandwiches. This time, the response has already been more strictly rhetorical, but just as swift and as strongly worded. Russell Moore's website crashed because of the massive amount of traffic, he wrote.
It is somewhat ironic that Giglio, the founder of Passion, stepped so quietly from the stage given the cacophony all around him. His statement was gracious without changing his stance. It did not denounce the White House or those seeking to dismiss him.
In fact, this sort of political dispassion is precisely what we could all use a lot more of, and conservative Christians have better reasons than most to lead the way.
Position #3: Scot McKnight says that while Giglio did the right thing by withdrawing, he "could have done the right-er thing by never accepting such an invitation":
Any evangelical on the platform of any Inauguration, Democrat or Republican, is being used. No one's prayer will be acceptable to specific faiths... and if you tailor your prayer to all you shift your theology.
This is what happens when you enter the political forum. When you enter politics you risk sullying the gospel. In DC everything is political. Who speaks, who stands where, who gets to be in the parameters of the photos, who speaks when and when one speaks where... To agree to the political space is to agree with the politics.
What happened to Louie is what happens when pastors and Christian leaders become complicit in politics. Politics determines everything. Not one's theology, not one's noble efforts to bring down trafficking, not one's capacity to pray or lead the nation in a prayer for all. Politics determines everything. And the pastor who stands on that platform makes the gospel complicit in that platform's politics.
Scoring the Debate: How should evangelicals respond to the Giglio incident? Should we be outraged? Should we shrug and recommit ourselves to good works? Or should we simply avoid letting politicians use us for their PR purposes?
Like many other evangelical reactions to the Giglio incident, each of these men provides persuasive, if incomplete, reasons for their positions. But it's difficult to say what arguments will be most effective in a our strange era, a post-Christian society in which most people still identify as Christians. Perhaps we should simply be encouraged that we're still having debates influenced by neo-Calvinism or neo-Anabaptism when too many Christians have embraced neo-secularism.
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All three make important points. But for someone to say what Pastor Giglio should have done misses the points of #1.
Remaining silent is as deplorable as raging against this incident. In the end, the irony stands: From the White House's inaugural spokesman re: "...our desire to celebrate the strength and diversity of our country at this Inaugural."
To Gabe Lyons, and to those who see here some sort of violation of freedom of speech, or religion, or conscience, the first amendment does not protect all speech under all circumstances at all times by all people. The Supreme Court has always recognized reasonable time/place/manner limits on speech.
Giglio can still believe and preach whatever he wants and can participate in any open public square. But, please understand, the inauguration ISN'T the "public square." It's the personal prerogative of the president. No one has a "right" to speak at an inauguration except the president.
Just 2 years ago, the Supreme Court upheld by an 8-1 vote the right of the despicable Westboro Baptist to make its hateful protests in public, even picketing the funerals of fallen soldiers. If Westboro still has the freedom to spew its hate in public and in their church, then your freedoms aren't going anywhere.
And sorry, but it's not a violation of your first amendment rights if a majority of people disagree with you, or publicly mock your views, or refuse to shop at your store, or refuse to buy from the people who support you. If that makes you hide in the closet, that's your problem. The government hasn't put you in jail or closed your church or fired your pastor or deleted your blog or burned your books or blocked your internet connection.
The antidote to speech you don't like is more speech. Just take a deep breath, step back out of the closet, and recognize that you haven't lost anything. The fact that we're actually having this debate would seem to prove it.
I vote for Matthew Lee Anderson's approach even though I disagree with his underlying views. Same for Giglio's response to the controversy.
If anyone is interested, I followed up with a few more thoughts on my piece at my own blog: http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/silence-and-the-passion-on-cnn-louie-giglio-and-me/
"Or should we simply avoid letting politicians use us for their PR purposes?"
I think this comment shows that there is a poor understanding of the entire situation. This would have been MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL for both the White House and for Pastor Louie. What originally got Obama's attention over a year ago was how Louie's Passion movement has been changing the lives of thousands and thousands of young adults and inspiring them to affect change, particularly in regards to current slavery and trafficking. Had Louie delivered the benediction, additional light would have been shed on this issue.
Just as we are called to abstain from sexual immorality, we are called to act justly and love the oppressed; the latter is what Louie's goal in this whole thing has been: to be a voice for the 27 million people who are enslaved TODAY. I'm not saying we shouldn't have a firm stance on homosexuality, but you can't take on every issue at once. Some bitter blogger made this about homosexuality, but that isn't what this boils down to, and I wish all media wouldn't completely disregard all he's done to now focus entirely on homosexuality. As Louie said, "neither I, nor our team, feel it best serves the core message and goals we are seeking to accomplish to be in a fight on an issue not of our choosing." That's what we should focus on.
No position #4, etc, from evangelicals who are concerned about homophobia?
All evangelicals are concerned about homophobia, if by which you mean hatred and/or fear of homosexuals. But such a view could not possibly be attributed to Louie Giglio without extending the slur to anyone who holds to the view that God designed sex as a good gift to be enjoyed by man and woman in marriage.
Perhaps a better way to pose my question would have been: what about evangelicals who are concerned about Giglio's interpretation of the Bible?
The question for them is, "Why are they finding a unique interpretation that was only discovered in the past 30 years?"
Without wading into the problems with that question, does it harm the Gospel Coalition to admit to a broader spectrum of evangelical thought? Isn't that the spirit of "Debatable"?
***. . . does it harm the Gospel Coalition to admit to a broader spectrum of evangelical thought? ***
Not on issues where there is a legitimate difference in evangelical thought. There is no serious evangelical scholarship that would dispute Giglio's position that the Bible condemns homosexual behavior. There just isn't.
One can claim that the Bible is wrong or that we should dismiss what the Bible says, but that wouldn't really be an evangelical position. But it is also not an evangelical position to say that homosexual acts of any type can be consonant with the Word of God.
Come on, Joe. That's just silly. A new interpretation is not wrong just because it's new. Reformed theology was once, by definition, "new." Racial equality was once "new." A round earth was once "new." Complementarianism was once "new." Some new interpretations are right and some are wrong. The "no serious evangelical scholarship" charge is correct only if you or TGC control the definition of "serious."
Actually, none of the above were new. They were always clearly taught in the Bible. People may have strayed from biblical teaching on those issues and then come back to the truth, but that does not make the return to truth new.
Many folks would like to stray from what the Bible teaches about homosexuality, but that doesn't mean anyone should consider that view acceptable.
I'm open to correction. Can you point me to a work by an evangelical scholar who believes in inerrancy that thinks homosexual behavior is compatible with Scripture?
Joe, I see you're adding qualifiers such as "believes in inerrancy," so I guess I'll have to add that your claim is true only so long as you control the definition of "serious" AND "evangelical." I don't expect you will agree with any of the below, but you can't deny that it exists.
Evangelical scholarship accepting of homosexuality goes back decades. Here's a chapter from a 1979 book by Robert K. Johnston, then a professor at Fuller, explaining the divergent evangelical views and the developing "full acceptance" position. http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=243
Regarding on books that argued for the "full acceptance" approach, Johnston noted that:
"Tim Stafrord, on the other hand, writing in establishment evangelicalism's leading journal, Christianity Today, had this to say. Scanzoni and Mollenkott 'write in a good Protestant tradition, reevaluating traditional interpretation while holding to the authority of the Scriptures. ... Most of the people who hate this book will be, I suspect, people who have not read it. One can disagree strongly with its conclusions-I do-and yet wish for more books like its well-documented, compassionate, and courageous style.'"
Here is something more recent. http://www.ecwr.org/images/stories/challenging_conventional_wisdom-schuh.pdf
Then, of course, just this week, there's this from Steve Chalke, whom CT calls "one of the most prominent evangelical leaders in the United Kingdom": http://www.christianitymagazine.co.uk/sexuality/stevechalke.aspx
I agree with the person who said that the President should be able to choose the person to pray at his inauguration. And if someone tries to bully the President or the person he chose out of the invitation, the President should stand up for the person he chose.
The person should continue to stand up for the Gospel and pray according to the Gospel that he represents.
I can't imagine Peter, John, Paul or any of the other early church leaders backing away from an opportunity to pray for a group of people because the Gospel made some people angry.
Thank you Chris!!
This whole time I have been scratching my head thinking, "so he got some opposition, big whoop, did you expect differently from people?" Haha, I don't get this, he should have stayed in, gave the prayer, or inaugural address, whatever he gets to do and proclaimed Jesus' life, death, and resurrection as the only way to God and salvation!
I don't understand why he chose to drop out. A little opposition is to be expected, as we are to be expected to not shrink back. Anyway, praise God for grace, we all need it daily :)
Joe, when you frame things that way, it's time to suspend the claim to "Debatable". Fortunately, simple denials of difference aren't enough to eliminate difference. Evangelicals will continue to wrestle with God, and we'll all be better for it. All the best to you.
It is odd to me that Giglio is getting a pass on his position on homosexuality as sin. He has not made that clear, and an answer to the questions at hand cannot be given until we know what his position is. We should not be making a martyr out of a man who did not stand for anything, but withdrew himself to avoid calling attention to the biblical view of homosexuality as sin.
If Giglio has made this clear since his statement, I am not aware of it.
Welcome to the new normal. The disinvitation was not surprising in our post-Christian country. I was more disappointed in Giglio's response than in the disinvitation. He was vague and non-committal on the whole issue. As the previous reader commented, we don't really know where he stands today. I can only assume that Giglio is afraid of the consequences of taking a clear stand. I accuse Pastor Giglio of a lack of courage by not taking a clear stand on this issue.
more's the pity that Giglio didn't restate that homosexuality is a sin, along with many other things the bible calls sinful. And that Jesus is the only hope of expiating our sin debt to God. What's the fear in stating sin as sin. We need to feel the force of our sin before we will see our need for a saviour.
It could have been an opportunity to proclaim the law and gospel on a massive platform, even as he was stepping back from the inauguration.
I think some people are being too quick to criticize Pastor Giglio for quietly withdrawing without knowing all the details. There may have been wisdom, discernment, prayer and counsel that went into this decision. We Christians need to be careful about throwing each other to the lions. Even if we disagree, we need to exercise a great deal of grace. I don't read his actions as a recanting of his former statements regarding homosexuality. Also, as an evangelical, I think we often spend too much time focusing on our "rights" and taking up causes to this effect which hurt our ministry of the gospel in the long run. It can be a fine line we walk in defining responsibility and privilege, I admit, but first century Christians didn't have many rights and the gospel spread like wildfire. (I am still trying to work this out for myself, so I don't wish to misrepresent myself as having arrived, either. I feel humbly privileged to even be able to participate in such discussions.)
I agree with Joe in the above statements that one would be hard-pressed to find serious evangelical scholarship supporting the practice of homosexuality from a biblical standpoint--this due to the fact that serious hermeneutics, logic and historical research are not employed in such a defense. It simply demonstrates intellectual dishonesty or ignorance (by which I do not mean stupidity, but lack of knowledge or understanding) in making such a case.
Having said that, I want to add that people with same-sex attraction have the same fallen human condition as anyone else without, they just sin differently. We should be careful of taking an us versus them approach. Homosexuals need the gospel and the ministry of the church, too. The church needs to seriously consider a grace-filled approach to this while remaining true to the biblical standard for marriage and sexual expression.
I am thankful for those struggling with same-sex attraction who have placed their burden at the foot of the cross and embraced Jesus. I suspect they are often misunderstood by both many of their Bible-believing Christian brothers and those in this culture embracing homosexuality. That is a heavy weight to bear and we should be quick to support them. We hold to biblical truth when we speak honestly regarding sin and extend Christ's love to others without discrimination. By the way, there is a very good series of discussions on this topic on Dallas Theological Seminary's website in thetablepodcast section, featuring Darrell Bock, Stanton Jones and Michael Brown. I hope I didn't stray too far off topic and that my comments added something of value to the discussion.
Thank you for this comment.
"…first century Christians didn't have many rights and the gospel spread like wildfire. "
That is the best comment so far!
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Helpful summary. The closing line would be interesting to discuss: "Perhaps we should simply be encouraged that we're still having debates influenced by neo-Calvinism or neo-Anabaptism when too many Christians have embraced neo-secularism." Could we also say, "Perhaps we should be encouraged that we're still permitted to have debates in public."
Prayer is a great means to forming perspective. We accept the instruction from the apostle Paul to the young leader Timothy as equally applicable to us:
"I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness" (I Timothy 2:1-2).
When we pray for political leaders, it might help to keep in mind the connection God made for His people who were living as exiles in the ancient pagan city of Babylon:
"This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: '… seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper'" (Jeremiah 29:1,7).
Although living in a pagan city among those who had destroyed their city, God allowed no room for disaffection or disengagement toward Babylon. He even appealed to a motive of self-interest: "if it prospers, you too will prosper." So postures of indifference or complacency could come back on them in negative ways. Postures of separation and isolation would be disobedience to the call of God. And postures of resentment and vindictiveness would be efforts to usurp the place of God.
One of the more helpful perspective forming prayers is "Our Father in heaven, may Your name be honored. May Your kingdom come soon. May Your will be done on earth just as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:9, N.L.T.)
When we pray this way, we're not only admitting that the world is in rebellion against God, we're committing to someone greater than ourselves. We're centering the desire of our hearts and the mission of our lives on the Sovereign of the universe.
As we pray for and honor earthly presidents, don't lose sight of the wide lens perspective. And stay on mission through disciplined and passionate prayers focused on the highest possible concerns available to humanity.
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Submission to God's kingship
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MONTCOAL, W.Va. — Ramona Williams prayed silently yesterday for her brother's safe return.
Williams' family learned a day earlier that her brother, Ronald Maynor, was among the missing after an explosion at the Performance Coal Co. mine.
Fourteen of the 25 coal miners killed in the explosion had not been identified as of yesterday. The fates of four other miners were unknown.
"There's four that are still unaccounted for, so that is giving me hope that God will bring him home," Williams said. "God will bring him out of the mines."
Tears fell from her face as she continued, "That's what I'm praying for. That's what I'm hoping for, and that's what I want to see."
Authorities say they hope the four found a chamber in the mine where food, water and oxygen stores can keep up to 36 people alive for several days.
Williams was hopeful, too. She awaited word about her brother, who turns 33 this month, as officials began drilling vents into the mine to relieve a dangerous buildup of methane, which is believed to have caused Monday's explosion. The vents were necessary to allow rescue work to resume.
Those living in small mining towns in this area joined her vigil, waiting for news from the Upper Big Branch Mine. Williams said her family had not heard from the mine's owner, Massey Energy. The Mine Safety and Health Administration was giving regular updates.
If the federal agency didn't give those updates, Gov. Joe Manchin said the state would.
"The policies from a corporate side, I can't speak to," he said during a midday briefing, addressing Massey Energy's silence. "But I know one thing: We're going to make sure that the state every two hours is rotating and going down and telling them what we know, however little it may be or however much."
Yesterday, 18 families were waiting to hear whether their loves ones were among the miners killed but as yet unidentified, or among those still missing.
"I know, sitting there, a minute seems like an hour, an hour seems like a day, and a day is an eternity," Manchin said.
Mack Honaker, 23, said the families need to grieve and heal.
"They just need to know," said Honaker, who works in a different Massey-owned mine.
Honaker said he was underground when he learned of the accident Monday night. ""They called in and told us," he said."
"It's just terrible that something like this happened so close to home," he said. "I wish that it hadn't. It's bad for everybody."
Honaker's wife, Jennifer, said no one knew what was happening when ambulances started converging Monday.
"I didn't know if it was his mine, and everyone was calling saying that it was," said Jennifer, 20.
"I just feel so fortunate that he is fine and so sorry for the other families," she said. "I wouldn't know what to do if it was me."
In Stickney, about a mile down the road from Montcoal, brothers Dell and Danny Alderman were likewise solemn as they sat together yesterday.
Danny, 62, is a disabled coal miner. Their father was a miner who died at 43.
"I've worried about Danny many times, so I can sympathize with the families," said Dell Alderman, 49.
"It's just a terrible situation any way you look at it," he said, adding that he hopes the explosion focuses people on the issue of mining safety.
"It's bringing everybody in the community together," he said. "But you know who I wish it would bring together more than anybody? The guys that work down there. This ought to open their eyes up to what mining safety is all about."
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Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Preventing and Combating Corporate and Financial Malpractice
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on Preventing and Combating Corporate and Financial Malpractice
1. Introduction
Recently, a number of scandals have caused uncertainty in capital markets, damaging the overall economy. In one year Enron shareholders lost around US-dollar 67 billion leaving employees and former employees with meagre retirements [1]. The market capitalisation of Parmalat depreciated by more than 90% in only three months. Enron, Parmalat and no doubt other companies used and will continue to use complex and opaque structures, including subsidiaries in offshore financial centres (OFC), Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) and complex financial transactions, often with the complicity of third parties, to reduce the transparency of their activities to investors. The risk of such practices must be reduced.
[1] Los Angeles Times: "Enron is Proving Costly to Economy", 20 January 2002
The Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP) and the Action Plan for Company Law and Corporate Governance (Action Plan) [2] already provide the right policy response for an effective EU framework for dealing with most of the financial issues raised by the recent scandals. There seems no need to significantly change or add to these action plans; rather to press ahead with their timely implementation and ensure strict oversight and effective control of the application of legislation. The aim of this Communication is to provide a holistic approach on how to reduce the risk of financial and corporate malpractice covering also taxation and law enforcement.
[2] COM(1999)232 and COM(2003)284 final
2. Conceptual framework
There are four lines of "defence" against corporate malpractice. The first line is the internal control in a company, in particular by the board members.
Fig. 1: Conceptual framework
The second line of defence is primarily the auditors. Auditors must be independent and certify that a company's accounts give a true and fair view of the financial situation of a company. This line of defence also includes advisors e.g. corporate lawyers, financial intermediaries and investment banks when they e.g. advise on how to use SPVs, incorporate companies' offshore, issue bonds etc. Also rating agencies and financial analysts are part of this line of defence. The overriding problem is to ensure transparency and reduce to a minimum - and at least effectively manage - conflicts of interests. E.g. intermediaries should not assist in issuing corporate bonds, if they are aware that a company is insolvent, nearly insolvent or likely to be unable to repay the debt instruments.
The third line of defence is supervision and oversight. Investors rightly expect supervisors to ensure that laws are being respected. However, recent scandals show scope for improvement, including the cooperation between supervisors across sectors and borders with sufficient powers given to supervisors.
The fourth line of defence is law enforcement. It covers criminal prosecution and primarily concerns police, judicial authorities and other public authorities responsible for combating financial crime, including illegal activities harmful to the EC's financial interests. In combination with dissuasive sanctions, law enforcement can have both punitive and preventive effects. In all cases there is an overriding need for close co-operation between law enforcers and the bodies that carry out supervision and oversight.
3. Background
The latest in a series of major global financial scandal is Parmalat. Criminal investigations are ongoing and it is too early to draw any definitive conclusions. It appears, though, that Parmalat had annual losses of EUR350 to 450 million from the mid 1990s to 2001. Yet the company accounts showed positive earnings. With the assistance of financial intermediaries billions of euro-bonds were issued despite the weak real financial situation of the group. Retail investors ended up with a substantial proportion of these bonds. Why did the lines of defence fail?
Parmalat had a complex web of subsidiaries, a number offshore, to take advantage of flexible legal, financial and tax environments. Beneficial ownership was not always clear. It used complex structures involving SPVs incorporated in OFCs to finance its debt and to keep large parts of its business off balance sheet. Parmalat - a milk company - took financial engineering to an extreme using these techniques over a period of many years and in many different jurisdictions within and outside the Union.
Parmalat's internal controls did not function properly. Corporate leadership and governance were lacking, leading to the breakdown of the first line of defence.
It appears there also have been significant audit failures, leading to the break down of the second line of defence, which may have been assisted by the way some banks and investment banks, rating agencies and financial analysts acted. Certain intermediaries and advisors no doubt knew Parmalat was a highly risky asset, but some may only have used that information to pass on the risk to others minimising their own risks or to generate profit for themselves.
Also the third line of defence seems to have fallen. Clearly one problem that can occur is insufficient cooperation from offshore jurisdictions. The sheer number of authorities involved in supervising multinational companies and financial institutions present in different jurisdictions can be very large and the enforcement powers may be insufficient. Even at national level there often can be more than one supervisor involved.
The use of complex company structures, compounded by complex regulatory structures can weaken control and can lead to gaps in effective regulation and supervision [3].
[3] HSBC operating in 79 jurisdiction and claims it has to deal with more than 370 authorities at a cost of around EUR320 million per year. (Annual report HSBC Holding PLC pp 7 and 30). After enlargement, there are around 50 authorities in the EU alone to supervise ever more complex transactions and products.
Given the role that banks, investment banks, rating agencies and financial analysts may have played in the Parmalat-affair, the transfer of risk to the retail part of the financial system and insufficient transparency in the corporate bond market deserves more attention. As complex financial arrangements are often used to blur the ultimate beneficial owners of companies, the Commission will analyse what further action is needed.
4. What can be done to strengthen the four lines of defence?
All lines of defence taken together must be robust enough to prevent and discourage corporate malpractice. The key elements are: enhanced transparency; improved traceability; and better coordinated enforcement. Each has a value in itself but they are also linked. E.g. having strict rules on transparency, or auditor rotation, only helps if they are enforced.
Below is a presentation of EU initiatives to reinforce the four lines of defence [4].
[4] In annex 1 some international initiatives are set out
4.1. First line of defence - Internal controls in the company and corporate governance
Boards of companies have fiduciary obligations towards the company itself, its shareholders as well as obligations to stakeholders at large.
As announced in the Action Plan the Commission will:
* In the short term [5], clarify the collective responsibility of the board members for financial statements and key non-financial information, enhance transparency for intra-group transactions as well as transactions with related parties (including SPVs) and oblige all listed companies annually to make public a corporate governance statement;
[5] Short term means before the end of 2004; medium term means before December 2005; and longer term initiatives means after 2006.
* In the longer term, the Commission will look into criteria for disqualification of directors and wrongful trading;
Bearer shares and bonds can be used to blur the ultimate beneficial owners and financial flows. The Commission will look more closely at the use of such instruments and make proposals to alleviate any problems.
Following the Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments [6] the Commission will analyse bond market transparency, including risk transfer to the retail sector. Depending on the outcome, further initiatives may follow.
[6] Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004.
4.2. Second line of defence - independent third parties
The most important third party is the auditors. But included are also, accounting firms, banks, investment bankers and lawyers, as well as rating agencies and financial analysts.
Following the Action Plan the Commission has proposed a directive on statutory auditing to inter alia require: full group auditor responsibility for consolidated accounts; audit committees in public interest entities; auditor rotation; and to strengthen sanction regimes [7].
[7] Proposal for a Directive of the EP and of the Council on statutory audit of annual accounts and consolidated accounts and amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC - COM(2004)177 final, 16 March 2004.
It the area of customs cooperation the Commission has proposed a regulation to prevent money laundering. The regulation requires cash control based on a declaration system for amounts above EUR15.000 and it provides for powers and penalties to enable customs authorities to enforce the regulation.
As part of the FSAP the Commission has proposed a third anti-money-laundering-directive to cover also trust and company service providers, even though France, Sweden, Greece and Luxembourg have not yet fully transposed the second anti-money laundering directive [8]. The proposal also requires all financial institutions based in the Community to apply anti-money-laundering provisions in all their branches or majority owned subsidiaries carrying out business offshore.
[8] Directive 97/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2001 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
In the short term a regulation will give effect to FATF Special Recommendation VII on terrorist financing and require full originator information on all electronic funds transfers leaving the EU.
The meeting of the ECOFIN-council in Oviedo 2002 invited the Commission to look closer at credit rating agencies (CRAs) and financial analysts. Regarding CRAs four issues are of interest: legal uncertainty on access by CRAs to inside information from issuers; the way CRAs carry out their credit assessment; entry barriers in the industry; and conflicts of interest. On 5 July 2004 the Commission requested CESR [9] to analyse this area as a basis for a Commission report to be presented before 31 July 2005 as requested by the European Parliament.
[9] Committee of Securities Regulators
Regarding financial analysts, the key issues are to ensure that investment firms have effective systems in place to prevent or manage conflicts of interest; that the investor's interests are protected; and that issuers show good conduct in their dealings with analysts. In 2005, the Commission will propose measures to implement the Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments, on prevention and management of conflicts of interest relating to the production of investment research by investment firms. Implementation of the Market Abuse Directive [10] sets out a disclosure regime for investment research which complements this.
[10] Commission Directive 2003/125/EC
4.3. Third line of defence -- Supervision
Member states must implement and enforce EU legislation. National supervisors have a key role to play here and must cooperate at domestic, EU or international levels. Failure to implement and enforce EU legislation is a major barrier to fighting corporate malpractice.
As part of the Action Plan the Commission has proposed a Directive on Statutory Auditing that requires adequately funded, effective and independent public supervision for all statutory auditors and audit firms; cross border cooperation; and it sets a framework for cooperation with third countries. The proposed directive should be finally adopted at the latest by June 2005.
Among Member States, there is often more than one authority involved in supervising the institutions operating on their financial markets. These different authorities must cooperate to ensure that regulatory controls are effective and adequate.
At European level steps towards improved cooperation among supervisors were taken, primarily to assist the Commission in drawing up implementing measures at European level [11]. But it is also important for developing deeper day-to-day cooperation between supervisors. E.g. CESR members have a framework for voluntary cooperation [12]. It covers securities supervisors' inspection and enforcement of e.g. insider dealing, market manipulation and other fraudulent or manipulative practices. The framework gives the signatory authorities the option to conduct joint investigations, share the work and responsibilities and co-ordinate follow-up actions. The obligation for supervisory authorities to cooperate cross border has indeed been introduced in some recent directives e.g. the Market Abuse Directive.
[11] The European Securities Committee (ESC), European Banking Committee (EBC), European Insurance and Pension Committee (EIOPS); Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR); Committee of Insurance and Occupational Pension Supervisors (CEIOPS) and Committee of Banking Supervisors (CEBS).
[12] Multilateral Memorandum on the Exchange of Information of Securities Activities of January 1999
CESR has adopted a standard on coordination of enforcement activities [13] on financial information to inter alia ensure that EU supervisors can get information about decisions taken across the EU. CESR and the other Committees also provide for sessions where supervisors can coordinate their work and exchange experiences. However, recent events have indicated that there could be a need to strengthen further the cooperation between supervisors, e.g. by making joint investigations an obligation in cases of complex companies operating across a range of Member States; by using risk mapping as a basis for supervision; and by developing guidelines for peer reviews, including publication of the results to help assess best practice.
[13] CESR / 03-317c
To match the increasing complexity of financial transactions and institutions supervisors from the securities field, the banking area and the insurance area must cooperate ever more closely. A clearer division of labour should be created between the European level and the national level e.g. by dealing with complex institutions that operate cross border only at European level.
To improve transparency of tax systems it is necessary to facilitate access to, and exchange of information. Information available to other supervisors may be relevant for tax purposes and could be passed on to tax authorities, outside the scope of judicial cooperation, to better identify a group's structure and location in offshore centres.
To facilitate financial flows traceability between companies and provide information to tax authorities on their beneficiaries, the Commission will in the long term examine with Member States the possibility of using a single direct tax identification number for companies, drawing on the experience of the VAT number.
To remove remaining obstacles to exchange of information between tax authorities, two issues in particular would need to be considered. Firstly, it needs to be examined whether the current limitations of the Mutual Assistance Directive [14] hamper the exchange of information and obstruct the detection of complex structures such as those used in the case of Parmalat, and, if so, whether it would be desirable to amend these at least to the extent that they relate to corporate taxation. Secondly, the EU should take account of the on-going work at the OECD on improving access to bank information for tax purposes and examine how these developments could be reflected in the existing Community instruments.
[14] In particular article 8 of the Mutual assistance directive which imposes "no obligation upon a Member State from which information is requested to carry out inquiries or to communicate information, if it would be contrary to its legislation or administrative practices for the competent authority of that State to conduct such inquiries or to collect the information sought ".
In the short term improved administrative co-operation through better use of existing EU instruments and the exchange of best practices between Member States should be promoted. Fiscalis [15] seminars will address this with focus on how to tackle tax fraud cases involving complex corporate structures.
[15] DECISION No 888/98/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 March 1998 establishing a programme of Community action to ameliorate the indirect taxation systems of the internal market
In the medium term, administrative co-operation could be improved by broadening the scope for joint investigations in direct tax matters [16], between different Member States and, at national level, between different services.
[16] Regulation 1798/2003 already provides for joint investigations in the indirect tax area
In the longer term drawing on the experience with automatic exchange of information from the Directive on taxation of savings income, it could be explored whether this practice could be extended to other areas of direct taxation or other types of income, possibly by making better use of new technologies such as existing secure systems at Community level [17]. Regarding exchange of information on request, accelerated procedures could help to respond more quickly and effectively in cases of tax fraud or avoidance, and common definitions of such concepts could be developed for direct tax purposes in line with the OECD work in this area.
[17] CCN/CSI platform
In the short term, the Commission will work with Member States to develop concrete proposals targeted at cases of tax fraud and avoidance involving complex and opaque structures, such as those used by Parmalat.
Efforts to improve transparency and exchange of information only have little effect if limited to the EU. Non-transparent structures provided by offshore jurisdictions were used by Parmalat. Therefore the European Union must promote far greater transparency and exchange of information with third countries as well as dependent or associated territories to ensure their adoption and implementation on as wide a geographical basis as possible. In order to do so better consistency is essential in defining EU policies towards cooperative and non cooperative tax havens. The time has now come for concrete actions to ensure that our partners are transparent.
First, the EU partners should support transparency and exchange of information in the financial and tax fields in their relations with the EU. The Commission intends to discuss this in its policy dialogue with third countries and dependent territories, as well as possibly when negotiating or updating an association agreement, with a view to identifying possible ways forward. This could be applied to ongoing negotiations such as the economic partnership agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific or other countries. In addition to this, in order to achieve our objectives, the EU should be prepared to assist partner countries to put in place regional rules on these issues. It should however not be considered as a scoreboard aimed at setting up a basis for conditionality or selectivity, but as a tool for practical improvements in standards.
Second, positive actions could help cooperative partners to overcome difficulties of regulatory, technical or economic nature when introducing more transparency, in the form of reinforced technical assistance, where the EU as a whole has a considerable experience, or through some form of economic support for a limited period of time. Several instruments are available, e.g. the Cotonou agreement. The annual and mid-term reviews of Country Strategy Papers could also provide for appropriate actions. The Commission will monitor the efficiency and the progress made by OFCs towards more transparency.
Third, the implementation of the cooperative tax havens' commitments, and of transparency rules, relies on bilateral exchange of information agreements with individual OECD member countries. The Commission recommends EU Member States to rapidly conclude such agreements.
4.4. Fourth line of defence - Law enforcement activity
Investigations and prosecutions coupled with dissuasive sanctions have a preventive and repressive effect. The Millennium Strategy [18] gave recommendations about: penetration of legal persons by organised crime groups; fiscal fraud; approximation of legislation regarding minimum standards of constituent elements of financial crime offences; and review legislation on tracing, freezing and confiscation of criminal assets. The Scoreboard [19] reviews progress of measures adopted or underway.
[18] The Prevention and Control of Organise Crime: A European Union Strategy for the Beginning of the New Millennium, OJ C 124 of 3.05.2000, p. 1
[19] Biannual Update of the Scoreboard to Review Progress on the Creation of an Area of "Freedom, Security and Justice" in the European Union (Second Half of 2003) 30.12.2003 COM(2003)812 final
A Framework Decision (FD) was agreed in 2001 [20] to ensure that certain types of fraud are recognised as criminal offences and subject to dissuasive sanctions in all Member States. A FD of June 2001 [21] aims to ensure that Member States allow freezing and confiscation of laundered assets and that money laundering applies to a wide range of offences. An implementation report (2004) [22] concluded that most Member States had implemented this FD.
[20] Council Framework Decision of 28 May 2001 combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment (2001/413/JHA) OJ L 149 of 2.6.2001 p.1
[21] Framework Decision on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds of crime. 2001/500/JHA OJ L 182 of 5.7.2001
[22] Commission report based on Article 6 of the Council Framework Decision of 26th June 2001, COM(2004)230 final of 5th April 2004
All Member States have Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs). Since money laundering knows no borders, effective co-operation among FIUs is essential. At EU level, such co-operation is addressed by the Council Decision of October 2001 [23]. The Commission financially support cooperation via the FIU NET, which aims to establish an automated communication platform.
[23] Council Decision of 17 October 2000 concerning arrangements for co-operation between financial intelligence units of the Member States in respect of exchanging information. 2000/642/JHA
A FD of July 2003 sets out principles of mutual recognition regarding orders freezing property and evidence. A draft FD on harmonisation of confiscation measures [24], establish that if a person is convicted of organised crime offences a Court may order the confiscation of assets even though these are not the proceeds of the crime for which the person is convicted. This draft FD is still subject to parliamentary reservations even though it received agreement on a general approach in December 2002. A third draft FD establishes mutual recognition for confiscation orders between the judicial authorities of the Member States [25]. It received agreement on a general approach in June 2004 but is still subject to a number of parliamentary reservations by Member States.
[24] Draft Framework Decision on Confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalities and property OJ C 184 of 2.8.2002
[25] Draft Framework Decision on the execution of confiscation orders, OJ C 184 of 2.8.2002, p. 3-5.
Co-operation and information exchange regarding investigation and prosecution must be strengthened. Therefore Europol was set up to facilitate the task of law enforcement agencies when they carry out investigations in two or more EU countries. One key problem, however, is the reluctance of Member States to transmit information and intelligence to Europol, which affects Europol's capacity to provide the necessary added value in criminal analysis at EU level. In 2002 Eurojust was created to improve coordination and cooperation between national authorities investigating and prosecuting serious crime involving two or more Member States. Eurojust and Europol have developed a close working relationship, and in June 2004 they signed a cooperation agreement.
Co-operation at the level of supervisors and law enforcement is essential. Investigation and successful prosecution of corporate malpractice require a broad range of skills and expertise. Co-operation between regulatory bodies and law enforcement services must be promoted. One possible way could be Memoranda of Understanding for co-operation in the fight against financial crime. The Commission will further explore this.
Co-operation in exchange of bank accounts and other bank-related information can be relevant. The Protocol to the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters [26] provides for Member State authorities to provide details of bank accounts and banking operations of identified persons as well as the ability to monitor such transactions. The Protocol has yet to enter into force. However, the Commission has suggested that the proposed European Evidence Warrant [27] should replace the Protocol as regards requests for details of the existence of bank accounts (where data is available) and of previous banking transactions on such accounts. At a later stage, further mutual recognition instruments would be introduced and in this process, the remaining provisions of the Protocol, notably monitoring of banking transactions, will be addressed.
[26] Established by Council Act 2001, OJ C 326 of 21.11.2001, p. 1.
Co-operation between the financial and other business sectors and law enforcement authorities at EU level has a significant role in the prevention and detection of corporate offences. On the one hand it is believed that a significant volume of corporate malpractice offences goes unreported. On the other it is perceived that many reports on suspicious transactions are made but not followed up. The Commission intends to promote co-operation between the private and public sector via the EU Forum for the Prevention of Organised Crime; by encouraging more research work; and by developing an EU Action Plan on partnership between the public and private sectors.
Financial investigation plays a key role in fighting corporate malpractice. The Commission will in the medium term elaborate an EU programme to promote financial investigation. In both the Enron and Parmalat scandals, the wilful destruction of documents seems to have been a serious obstacle for financial investigators. Such activity should carry a severe EU-wide minimum penalty. To this effect, the Commission will consider developing an appropriate instrument in the medium term.
The traceability of financial flows is crucial to prevent corporate malpractices. No systematic traceability exists for on-line transactions. To address this there could be a need to explore whether electronic payments even over open networks, should be recorded and stored. CTose [28] is currently being set up within the CTose Foundation; it could enable gathering of electronic evidence that will stand up in criminal court proceedings.
[28] Cyber Tools On-line Search for Evidence
There are hardly any reliable figures on the extent to which e-commerce, e-cash activities or other Internet based financial transactions, are used for criminal activities. Hence a project to identify and quantify financial crime activities and trends using the Internet as payment infrastructure, including potential solutions for enhanced traceability is planned.
Currently effects of disqualifications are limited to the territory of the Member State that ordered the disqualification. Certain categories of disqualifications should be recognised and enforced throughout the EU. The Commission will in 2004 make proposals to improve the exchange of information on criminal convictions and disqualifications. An efficient mechanism for transmission of this information is necessary to ensure that disqualifications are applied throughout the EU [29].
[29] See also COM(2004)221
On the basis of thorough analysis of corporate liability an EU policy on this could, if appropriate, address fines and other penalties for failure to comply with existing legislation. The common criteria for these sanctions would be that they should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
On 28 May 2003 the Commission adopted a Communication on a comprehensive EU policy against corruption [30]. The Commission is actively following up on the Communication by urging Member States to meet their obligations.
[30] COM (2003) 317 final
Effective identification, freezing, seizing and confiscation of laundered proceeds would be enhanced if Member States establish specialised national bodies. An informal co-operation network among such bodies would further enhance their effectiveness. In the longer term the Commission will examine whether there is a need for a further instrument on asset sharing and restitution of confiscated proceeds.
Further initiatives are ratification of the 2nd protocol of the PFI Convention [31] and Proposal on Mutual Administrative Assistance on Protection of Community Financial Interests, which aims to reinforce mutual administrative assistance and the exchange of information in fighting EC fraud and related money laundering.
[31] Protocol to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests (OJ C 313 of 23.10.1996, p. 1) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
5. Conclusion
Although many of the EU's policies underway deal with a wide range of issues identified there is a need now to accelerate the implementation and enforcement. However, as this paper shows, new policy initiatives are required in the tax and third pillar areas to reduce the propensity of corporate and financial malpractice.
Annex 1: International level
Below is set out some international initiatives that will contribute to reinforcing the lines of defence.
1st line of defence - International level
Accounting standards are crucial to the first line of defence. Therefore the accounting standard setting process itself must be as transparent as possible. The Commission has engaged in a reform process to make the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) improve its working methods. The reform should be carried through by 2005.
2nd and 3rd line of defence - International level
Both the EU and the OECD achieved significant progress in tackling harmful tax practices based inter alia on non-transparency. Part of the OECD work is oriented towards so-called tax havens, and more than 30 offshore financial centres committed to the OECD principles of transparency and exchange of information in tax matters. An OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on tax matters was jointly elaborated by OECD countries and cooperative tax havens. Its implementation is subject to OECD members and cooperative tax havens together setting those standards of transparency to be applied to access relevant information, detail the type of information to be made available, the persons concerned and how to record the accounts.
Although, subject to their EU commitments, EU Member States are free to define their position on direct tax matters within the OECD, the Commission considers it desirable that they have a more coordinated approach in setting standards to be applied in offshore financial centres, to ensure that such standards adequately facilitate information exchange with the EU.
The implementation of the cooperative tax havens' commitments, and of transparency rules, relies on bilateral exchange of information agreements with individual OECD member countries. The Commission recommends EU Member States to rapidly conclude such agreements to better promote transparency towards offshore financial centres.
The EU has strong relationships with some offshore centres that lack transparency, in which Parmalat had subsidiaries, and that were scrutinized by international initiatives promoting transparency. These EU relationships could be used to promote the principles of transparency and exchange of information, in line with the guiding principle the Commission adopted in 2001 that "better consistency should be sought in defining EU policies towards cooperative and non cooperative tax havens." The time has now come for concrete actions to ensure that our partners are transparent.
First, the EU partners should support transparency and exchange of information in the financial and tax fields in their relations with the EU. The Commission intends to discuss this in its policy dialogue with third countries and dependent territories, as well as possibly when negotiating or updating an association agreement, with a view to identifying possible ways forward. This could be applied to ongoing negotiations such as the economic partnership agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific or other countries. In addition to this, in order to achieve our objectives, the EU should be prepared to assist partner countries to put in place regional rules on these issues. It should however not be considered as a scoreboard aimed at setting up a basis for conditionality or selectivity, but as a tool for practical improvements in standards.
Second, positive actions could help cooperative partners to overcome difficulties of regulatory, technical or economic nature when introducing more transparency, in the form of reinforced technical assistance, where the EU as a whole has a considerable experience, or through some form of economic support for a limited period of time. Several instruments are available, e.g. the Cotonou agreement. The annual and mid-term reviews of Country Strategy Papers could also provide for appropriate actions. The Commission will monitor the efficiency and the progress made by offshore financial centres towards more transparency.
Financial market supervisors cooperate internationally Securities supervisors within the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). Banking supervisors within the Basel Committee; Insurance supervisors cooperate within the International Association for Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). Pension regulators also have an international network. The Basel Committee, IOSCO and IAIS have established a Joint Forum to examine supervisory issues of common interest. The Joint Forum is currently analysing Credit Risk Transfer and it has recently published a report on enhanced disclosure.
Within IOSCO the following aspects are subject to scrutiny: corporate governance and the role of independent directors; auditor oversight and the effectiveness of audit standards; regulatory oversight; use of complex corporate structures (e.g. special purpose vehicles and complex shareholding structures); role of market intermediaries and market "gatekeepers," such as investment banks and broker-dealers; role of private-sector information analysts (e.g. securities analysts and credit rating agencies); and offshore financial centres. In IAIS a discussion is how the US accreditation system can inspire an international accreditation system for supervisors supervising reinsurance companies.
As in the field of accounting, the Commission considers it important that global standards are used in auditing. The Commission has proposed in the 8th Company Law Directive that all statutory audits prescribed by Community law should be carried out in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Adoption by the Community of ISAs will be subject to strict conditions, such as the respect of proper due process. A final decision on whether and to what extent to endorse ISAs will depend largely on satisfactory governance arrangements relating to the operation of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. This will help to secure the recognition of EU audited financial statements also in third country jurisdictions. It is also a logical consequence of the introduction of International Accounting Standards in the EU. The objective is that ISAs are applied worldwide.
4th line of defence - International level
The UN Convention against Corruption will be signed by the Commission on behalf of the EC, upon receipt of the necessary authorisation by the Council. The majority of Member States and acceding countries signed the UN Convention in December 2003.
Council of Europe:
The Council of Europe has established a monitoring mechanism (GRECO) in respect of the implementation of these Conventions. All Member States (except Italy and Austria) are members of GRECO.
A new Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Money Laundering is currently negotiated. Issues considered include preventive duties of control for money laundering purposes, terrorist financing and international cooperation in criminal matters that touch both on first and third pillar competencies.
Moreover, it is important to mention the anti-fraud agreement with Switzerland, which following a subsequent Council Decision will have to be adopted by the Community and the Member States.
Annex 2: Overview of initiatives to reinforce the four lines of defence
* Initiatives that were announced in the Action Plan on Company Law and Corporate Governance. The initiative regarding disqualification of directors and wrongful trading has been moved forward to 2006
** Initiative that is part of the Financial Services Action Plan
* Initiatives that were announced in the Action Plan on Company Law and Corporate Governance.
** Initiative that is part of the Financial Services Action Plan
*** Follows from the meeting in the ECOFIN-Council in Oviedo in April 2002. MEP Kataforis has also in a report by the European Parliament raised the issue of Credit Rating Agencies
**** Originally part of the planned new legal framework for payments but separated out.
* Initiatives that were announced in the Action Plan on Company Law and Corporate Governance.
** Initiative that is part of the Financial Services Action Plan
*** Follows from the meeting in the ECOFIN-Council in Oviedo in April 2002.
**** Originally part of the planned new legal framework for payments but separated out.
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