45 ordspråk av Jan Peter Balkenende
Jan Peter Balkenende
Now it's up to the presidency to work on its proposals.
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Our debt of gratitude is too great to express in words. They gave us the most precious gift -- freedom, ... Today, I salute them.
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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.
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Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are.
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Terrorism is an evil that threatens all the countries in Europe. Vigorous cooperation in the European Union and worldwide is crucial in order to meet this evil head on.
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The chemistry was unsatisfactory. There was not sufficient trust to take the steps that were needed. That is the sad conclusion,
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The couple had provided information that was not complete and not correct, which has harmed the confidence (of the government),
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The election did not meet international standards, and therefore the EU is unable to accept its results,
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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.
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the future of Ukraine, and this future must remain in the hands of the people of Ukraine.
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The generation which lived through the Second World War is disappearing. Post-war generations see Europe's great achievements - liberty, peace and prosperity - as a given.
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The horrors of the Second World War, the chilling winds of the Cold War and the crushing weight of the Iron Curtain are little more than fading memories. Ideals that once commanded great loyalty are now taken for granted.
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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,
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The mood in the Turkish delegation is one of disappointment,
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The murder impinges on everything that is dear to us in the Netherlands, ... Violence is not the way.
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