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" 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. "
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" The violent radicals do not legitimately represent the overwhelming majority of the world's Muslims. "
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" If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally. "
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" We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is provided not only to our foreign ministers but also to our justice and interior ministers. "
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" We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism. "
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" Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should draw strength from that fact. "
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" We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new. "
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" In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential. "
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" You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services. "
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" The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities. "
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" Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny. "
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" It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally. "
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" Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise. "
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" There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism. "
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" 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. "
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" Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions. "
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" If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk. "
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" I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops. "
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" Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism. "
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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. "
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" The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe cooperate more. "
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" We're still stymied by the old stand-off between those who wish to fight terrorism and resistance fighters. "
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" 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. "
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