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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.