The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately have to be changed.
Gijs de Vries

The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims.
Gijs de Vries

The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy.
Gijs de Vries

The violent radicals do not legitimately represent the overwhelming majority of the world's Muslims.
Gijs de Vries

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism.
Gijs de Vries

There is a series of sectors which could be severely disrupted by terrorist attacks, particularly if they were to happen in several member states simultaneously.
Gijs de Vries

Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.
Gijs de Vries

We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new.
Gijs de Vries

We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is provided not only to our foreign ministers but also to our justice and interior ministers.
Gijs de Vries

We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.
Gijs de Vries

We still lack a global definition of terrorism.
Gijs de Vries

We're still stymied by the old stand-off between those who wish to fight terrorism and resistance fighters.
Gijs de Vries

You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.
Gijs de Vries