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Gijs M. de Vries (born 22 February 1956 in New York City) is a Dutch Democrats 66 (D66) politician. He was deputy Interior Minister between 1998 and 2002, and was the European Union's anti-terrorism co-ordinator from 25 March 2004 to March 2007. As of September 2008, he was the chairman of the European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF).

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

Agency, Authorities, Fight, Fighting, Judicial, Police

The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims.

Community, Hands, Islamist, Key, Keys, Terrorism

We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new.

Borders, Indiscriminate, Motivated, Religiously, Terrorism

We still lack a global definition of terrorism.

Definition, Definitions, Lack, Stills, Terrorism

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

Als, Arguably, Important, Objective, Revolution, Terrorists

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

Amount, Aquariums, Essentials, Information, Limits, Work

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

Closer, Heart, Intelligence Services, National, National Security, Services

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

Change, Come, Inevitable, Systems, Technology

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.

Doe, People, Police, Security, Used

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

100, Percent, Remain, Terrorism, Vulnerable

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

Combat, Indispensable, Information, Share

Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise.

Advantage, Surprise, Terrorist, Terrorists

If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk.

Hands, People, Risk, Wrong

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism.

Links, People, Poverty, World

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

Communities, Community, Europe, Level, Levels, Quite

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

Majority, Overwhelming, Radicals, Violent, World

The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy.

Believe, Democracy, Islam, Majority, Strategy