Gijs de Vries
Gijs de Vries
Gijs M. de Vriesis a Dutch Democrats 66politician. He was deputy Interior Minister between 1998 and 2002, and was the European Union's anti-terrorism co-ordinator from 25 March 2004 to March 2007. As of September 2008, he was the chairman of the European Security Research and Innovation Forum...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 February 1956
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Look at Iraq; look at Afghanistan, where at great personal physical risk people have gone to the polls and have rejected the appeal from Bin Laden and his allies to stay at home.
technology inevitable
I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops.
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If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk.
information limits essentials
In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential.
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Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise.
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You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.
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Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions.
europe agency borders
The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe cooperate more.
definitions terrorism stills
We still lack a global definition of terrorism.
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Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.
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The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.
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We remain vulnerable.There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.
information share combat
If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally.
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It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally.