2014 March | PirateTimes
Battles for Democracy. Week 13
A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we couldn’t write about. Citizens Losing Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut. More than 500 people sentenced to death in a single hearing in Egypt. According to state media reports,…
The First Elected Pirate in the History of Dutch Politics
The Piratenpartij Netherlands (PPNL) has achieved an historic result with the Amsterdam elections of 2014. With the seat for Jelle de Graaf in the board committee of Amsterdam West, PPNL has the first elected pirate in the history of Dutch politics….
Battles for Democracy. Week 12
A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we couldn’t write about. Citizens Losing Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut. New Law Means Photographers In Hungary Must Ask Permission First. The new civil code outlaws taking pictures without…
Obama, We Need to Talk – The citizens of Europe
The social media campaign “Obama, we need to talk” was created during one of the workshops at the Young European Election Ambassadors conference this weekend. A team was quickly assembled with working groups on IT, copywriting, design, PR and project…
Greek Pirates Participation in EU Elections depends on Crowdfunding
Considering the awful economic situation that still is making the lives of the Greek people a misery, it is courageous of the Greek Pirate Party to plan to take part in the European Parliament elections. The Party was founded two years ago…
The Swedish Pirate Party is Crowdfunding for European Campaign
Just as the Australian Pirates were celebrating their crowdfunding success we received news that the Swedish Pirates are pursuing a similar fundraising effort for the European Parliament elections with a page where Pirates (and other supporters) can make targeted donations. Currently there…
The Bavarian Pirate Party win seats in Local Elections
The Bavarian Pirates expected a difficult time in the most conservative state in Germany, Bavaria. In the federal elections they could only get 1.9% and similar disappointing results in the state elections. The hurdles for participating in the municipal elections…
Brussels Calling: A Significant Moment in the History of Pirate Movement
The Largest International Conference in Pirate History will be held this week in Brussels! More than 300 Pirates from 22 countries, even a few from outside Europe, have registered for the founding of the European Pirate Party (PPEU). The founding…
Pirates in the Netherlands prepare for local elections
The first half of this year will be a busy one for the Pirate Party of the Netherlands(PPNL). Not only will they compete in the European elections in May. On the 19 March 2014 PPNL will also participate in local…
PPAU Crowdfunded AUD 10,000 for Their Upcoming Election
In a press release, the Pirate Party of Australia (PPAU) announced that on March 10th 2014 they met their campaign funding target for the upcoming Senate election in Western Australia. The senate seats are being re-contested on 5 April 2014…
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