Muslim organisations tend to have a low level of organisation. The communities in Europe are quite diverse. Gijs de Vries Read Quote
If you exchange information internationally, you must strengthen data protection. Those are two sides of the same coin. Gijs de Vries Read Quote
The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities. Gijs de Vries Read Quote
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 Read Quote
You can’t get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services. Gijs de Vries Read Quote
Police forces collect information to be used in a public court to get people convicted. Security services gather information that does not necessarily lead to people being prosecuted and in many cases needs to remain confidential. Gijs de Vries Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims. Gijs de Vries Read Quote
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. Gijs de Vries Read Quote
