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
Gijs de Vries quotes about
disrupted series several states
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.
resistance
We're still stymied by the old stand-off between those who wish to fight terrorism and resistance fighters.
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.
terrorism vulnerable percent
We remain vulnerable.There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.