Gijs de Vries Quotes & Sayings

“In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops.”

“If you exchange information internationally, you must strengthen data protection. Those are two sides of the same coin.”

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

“Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should draw strength from that fact.”

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

“The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe cooperate more.”