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

Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise.

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

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

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

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

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.