Frits Bolkestein

thumb|[I]t is necessary however that the citizen is well informed. That is a task. thumb|Europe is being Islamicized. Frits Bolkestein (4 April 1933 – 17 February 2025) was a Dutch politician and a former EU Commissioner. Quotes 1990s In a radical democracy in which everybody should be able to co-decide, not everyone meets the [criteria of] competence, preparedness to serve the common interest and economic independence. That's why this form should be rejected. Every four years, the citizen can give his judgement on government policy in all openness, and in this manner have influence. For this, it is necessary however that the citizen is well informed. That is a task of the government. Lecture at the University of Amsterdam (11 March 1997) 2000s If we fail in our efforts to achieve harmonisation of patent law relating to computer-implemented inventions in the European Union, we may well be confronted with a renegotiation of the European Patent Convention. The process of renegotiating the European Patent Convention would not require any contribution from this Parliament. Speech to the European Parliament (23 September 2003) The USA will remain the only superpower. China is becoming an economic giant. Europe is being Islamicized. Address at the opening of courses at the University of Leiden (2004), as quoted in "Islamic Europe?" (4 October 2004), by Christopher Caldwell, The Weekly Standard External links Category:1933 births Category:2025 deaths Category:Academics from the Netherlands Category:Politicians from the Netherlands Category:European Commissioners Category:Novelists from the Netherlands Category:Short story writers from the Netherlands Category:Playwrights from the Netherlands Category:Essayists from the Netherlands Category:Economists from the Netherlands Category:Businesspeople from the Netherlands Category:Philosophers from the Netherlands Category:Historians from the Netherlands Category:Humanists Category:Autobiographers Category:Memoirists Category:Editors Category:Screenwriters Category:Jurists Category:Educators from the Netherlands Category:Mathematicians from the Netherlands Category:Critics of Islam Category:People from Amsterdam