2014 April | PirateTimes
Czech Pirates Win EU elections for School Students
Mock EU elections took place for students (over 15 years) in 254 secondary schools and colleges in Czech republic. In the elections the Pirates came out in first place with 19.19% of the votes. In total more than 25.000 students…
“Be a first” – Encourage Activists to do More
Being an activist means putting yourself out for public criticism. Being part of a group diffuses the criticism while also creating a positive bubble of people believing in the same ideas around you. Being a solo activist is possible but…
Why you should protest the TTIP?
We were all so cheerful when two years ago the European Parliament rejected ACTA. But the lobby machine never rests, the big corporations will use every opportunity to slip the same provisions into any international treaty that our governments sign….
Battles for Democracy. Weeks 16-17
A weekly summary of the battles for democracy: Hidden rules within the EU-US trade deal; Tibetan man on fire (the 130th) to protest against Chinese oppression; Repression, censorship, disappearances and impunity in Mexico; Financial data of UK taxpayers could be…
Free Public Transport in Tallinn
When some German pirates first started to bring up the idea of a ticket less public transport they were laughed on by politicians from other parties. What those other politicians didn’t knew at that time was that something like this isn’t so unrealistic. In Tallinn it’s nearly real by now.
Pirate Party Greece Running For EU Elections With A Coalition
Today it was announced that the Pirate Party of Greece (PPGR) will be running for the EU elections. They will do this through a coalition with the Ecologist Greens party, Οικολόγους Πράσινους. The Greek Pirate candidates for the EU elections…
The Two Persons Who Plan to Steer PPI on a True Course
During the General Assembly of Pirate Parties International (PPI), held in Paris April 2014, the delegates elected a new board. The two persons elected as co-chairpersons were Maša Čorak (from Croatia) and Koen De Voegt (from Belgium). Many of the…
General Assembly in Paris – Drones, Fees and a New PPI Board
The General Assembly of the Pirate Party International (PPI) took place on 13 April 2014 in Paris. During this event a few great ideas came up, a new board was elected and a membership fee has been implemented. There were…
The PPI Financial Position and the Work to Fix it
The Pirates Parties International (PPI) has had a hard time dealing with finances. They have one (or two?) bank accounts that they have not been able to use because they lack access to them. At the last GA, which took…
Young European Election Ambassadors conference in Brussels
The conference, called Young European Election Ambassadors (YEEA), was arranged by Young Pirates Europe to be a meeting point for young pirates (and some older ones). It was arranged in parallel with the PPEU conference and continued after it. YEEA was a…
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