Jan Balkenende Quotes (22 Quotes)

To talk about a crisis is not right.

The chemistry was unsatisfactory. There was not sufficient trust to take the steps that were needed. That is the sad conclusion,

In an impoverished Europe which conflict had ripped apart, people yearned for peace, freedom, stability and a new chance to prosper.

The mood in the Turkish delegation is one of disappointment,

Our debt of gratitude is too great to express in words. They gave us the most precious gift -- freedom, ... Today, I salute them.

The Netherlands is a nation where people ought to want to meet one another, where cultures meet each other,

The existence of the International Court of Justice within the UN system is the most important condition for the legitimacy of the organization, not least in the context of developing and carrying out an integrated strategy to counter new challenges and threats.

The topic of Chechnya is a very delicate one, ... With this state visit we have to give attention to the fact that we are concerned about human rights and concerned about human rights activists, and the way they are treated.

This is not good for the royal family but I would not call it a crisis.

we need to see more equal burden-sharing.

When it reaches the point where two people can't walk through the same door, then it can't continue, because it distracts attention from our true business.

We need others to say 'no' to unacceptable behavior. This protocol is modern way to attack the problems and I hope this example will be followed,

We should not let ourselves be divided by a small group of people which writes its message in blood, a small group of people with a cynical message of terror that want to drive us to hatred,

The murder impinges on everything that is dear to us in the Netherlands, ... Violence is not the way.

I believe that serious reflection about the values we Europeans share is crucial for the vitality and energy of the European Union.

We seem to be finding it more and more difficult to identify our common ground, as if we have lost sight of what connects us at the deepest level.

Our global economy is built on establishing strategic communications, ... The U.S. and the Netherlands have a great deal in common including a creative spirit.

Looking at the results, the voters have given a clear signal. But we'll have to discuss proposals and stability, especially with LPF.

We've had a very interesting working dinner, ... We can start negotiations with Turkey on the basis of the analysis of the commission.

I feel the suffering of millions and yet when I look up into the skies I somehow feel everything will change for the better, that this cruelty will end, that peace will return again once more.

The international community wants to see results, it cannot go on spending resources on problems which should already have been resolved and still can be resolved in the coming months,

The Netherlands lost a personality of international status.