by Enno Lenze, guest author. In the dark of the night, the plane touches down in thick fog next to attack helicopters, spy planes and under the vigilant eyes of the intelligence services. Even before the doors are open, vehicles come across the runway towards the plane, people jump out nervously and shout around. Heavily armed special forces are standing in the terminal, their darkened-window […]
No Bright Future: A Cautionary Tale November 16, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision This is a guest post by Hugi Asgeirsson, updated from this original publication. This is a tale of the rise and fall of a progressive political party. It’s a story of optimism turned sour and of promises broken. It’s a cautionary tale of the emptiness of […]
No Bright Future: A Cautionary Tale November 16, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision This is a guest post by Hugi Asgeirsson, updated from this original publication. This is a tale of the rise and fall of a progressive political party. It’s a story of optimism turned sour and of promises broken. It’s a… Pirate Parties Stand with Catalan Pirates […]
Think Twice Three: A Conference for Online Freedom and Global Cooperation August 9, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Conference The next Think Twice conference (TT3) will be held from March 2-4, 2018 in Jerusalem. This is a guest post by PPI – written by Keith Goldstein (PPI Treasurer). This gathering will bring together academics, business people, non-profit and government officials, as well as […]
EU Court rules on transparency of EU justice July 18, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg today ruled in favour of the German civil liberties activist and pirate party member Patrick Breyer (Commission vs. Breyer, C-213/15 P):[1] It ordered the Commission to give the press and the public… How a Pirate Councillor Improves Transparency […]
EU Court rules on transparency of EU justice July 18, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg today ruled in favour of the German civil liberties activist and pirate party member Patrick Breyer (Commission vs. Breyer, C-213/15 P):[1] It ordered the Commission to give the press and the public… Privacy Shield: the American Lobbying Invasion […]
EU Court rules on transparency of EU justice July 18, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg today ruled in favourof the German civil liberties activist and pirate party member PatrickBreyer (Commission vs. Breyer, C-213/15 P):[1] It ordered the Commissionto give the press and the public access to the pleadings exchanged incompleted court proceedings. In […]
A Just Future Starts at the Local Level July 10, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Conference Jelle de Graaf is the first elected official for the Pirate Party in the Netherlands, in the borough of Amsterdam West. The Pirate Party Amsterdam recently elected him as their political leader for the municipal elections in march 2018. Earlier… Top Candidate for Pirate Party Netherlands Elected […]
Support the Referendum on Catalan Independence May 28, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News Direct democracy, citizen participation, and the right to self-determination are three of the most important tenets of Pirate Parties International. In a recent letter, to all fellow members of Pirate Parties International, the Pirates of Catalonia have requested public declarations of support for the referendum on Catalan […]
Support the Referendum on Catalan Independence May 28, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News Direct democracy, citizen participation, and the right to self-determination are three of the most important tenets of Pirate Parties International. In a recent letter, to all fellow members of Pirate Parties International, the Pirates of Catalonia have requested public declarations… The Pirate Times is “Under the Weather” […]
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