Gijs Naber Quotes

#1. If you exchange information internationally, you must strengthen data protection. Those are two sides of the same coin. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#2. 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. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#3. Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#4. If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#5. We still lack a global definition of terrorism. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#6. It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#7. We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#8. I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#9. The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe cooperate more. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

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

#11. Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#12. I remain optimistic. What we've seen in Europe and the rest of the world is that freedom has a much stronger attraction than radical fundamentalism. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#13. 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. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#14. If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

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

#16. The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#17. The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#18. In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#19. 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. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#20. Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

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

#22. You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services. #Quote by Gijs De Vries

#23. In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks. #Quote by Gijs De Vries