“ In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities. Gijs de Vries
“ In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential. Gijs de Vries
“ You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services. Gijs de Vries
“ Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime. Gijs de Vries
“ I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops. Gijs de Vries
“ 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. Gijs de Vries
“ 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
“ Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should draw strength from that fact. Gijs de Vries
