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

Quote by Gijs De Vries

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Police forces collect information to be used in a public court to get people convicted....

Police forces collect information to be used in a public court to get people convicted....

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

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

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

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

Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should...

Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should...

Muslim organisations tend to have a low level of organisation. The communities in Europe are...

Muslim organisations tend to have a low level of organisation. The communities in Europe are...

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security...

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security...

Our strategy should be to strengthen the hand of moderate Muslims.

Our strategy should be to strengthen the hand of moderate Muslims.

The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you...

The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you...

Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise.

Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise.

Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism.

Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism.

We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is...

We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is...

The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.

The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.

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

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

In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists...

In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists...

It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally.

It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally.

Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in...

Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in...

Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger...

Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger...

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in...

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in...

The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe...

The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe...

If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally.

If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally.