Jan Balkenende Quotations

There is all the more reason to say 'Yes' so that some progress can be recorded with the constitutional treaty,

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

I am satisfied with the discussions of tonight.

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.

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 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,

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 realized very big issues are at stake,

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,

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

To talk about a crisis is not right.

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.

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

Now it's up to the presidency to work on its proposals.

The mood in the Turkish delegation is one of disappointment,

a remarkable man who won a warm place in the hearts of the Dutch people. With his passing, a great man is gone.

It's terrible if you hear about a fire of such size, 11 people dead, ... Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the wounded.

Day after day we must remember we can freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.

No basis for further fruitful and sustainable co-operation

The Netherlands lost a personality of international status.

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

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,

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

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

the future of Ukraine, and this future must remain in the hands of the people of Ukraine.