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Guest Author November 16, 2017 October 19, 2020

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 and People October 11, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News Pirate Parties from around the world are uniting in condemning censorship by the Spanish government. Pirate Parties worldwide support Catalan Pirates against censorship We, the Pirate Parties and NGOs of the …

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Guest Author August 9, 2017 October 19, 2020

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 activists in general who are concerned about creating a fair and free internet. The event is sponsored by Pirate Parties International, spearheaded by a collaboration of the Israeli and German Pirate Parties. However, TT3 is not just a Pirate event. Rather, we are opening our …

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Guest Author July 18, 2017 October 19, 2020

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 in Lleida June 15, 2016 · by Lorena Müller · in Pirate Topic Since last year, Pirates de Catalunya and Confederación Pirata have a pirate in Lleida council. Lleida is the capital city in one the four Catalonian provinces. The pirate Councillor works actively to …

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Guest Author July 18, 2017 October 19, 2020

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 July 12, 2017 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic It is difficult to know the true extent to which American corporate interests and the US government continue to lobby the European Union and its member states on the US-EU Privacy Shield agreement. In …

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Guest Author July 18, 2017 October 19, 2020

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 the present case Breyer successfullydemanded the Commission disclose Austrian pleadings concerning thenon-transposition of the controversial EU Data Retention Directive.However the Court fined Breyer for publishing the written submissions inhis own case on his homepage.[2] “Today’s ruling confirms that the EU‘s judicial system is lackingtransparency and …

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Guest Author July 10, 2017 October 19, 2020

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 June 28, 2016 · by Koen De Voegt · in Election The Pirate Party Netherlands (PPNL) elected its top candidate for the national elections that will be held next year (15th of March, 2017). The election for top spot in the coming national elections took …

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Guest Author May 28, 2017 October 19, 2020

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 independence. At Present time there is no referendum scheduled partly because Spain’s national government has refused to allow the region to hold a binding referendum. In 2014, a non-binding referendum on Catalan independence saw the region vote overwhelmingly in favor of independence. This came after …

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Guest Author May 28, 2017 October 19, 2020

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” May 24, 2017 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Inside Pirate Times You may have noted that the Pirate Times is not posting as regularly as usual recently. This is due to a combination of illness and injury to some of our key team members. We …

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Guest Author April 29, 2017 October 19, 2020

Swiss Privacy Shield Down! April 29, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News The so-called “shield” protecting Swiss data has no legal basis in the US. After several weeks of research and analysis of the US-Privacy Shield agreement and its implementation, this morning, the Swiss Pirate Party (PPS) notified the Federal Data Protection… Pirates in Switzerland Vote in Favor of the Basic Income June 4, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Interview A very significant referendum election has been scheduled on the coming Sunday, June 5, in Switzerland. The popular initiative for an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI), supported by 100.000 citizens, is being presented to the …

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Guest Author April 29, 2017 October 31, 2020

Swiss Privacy Shield Down! April 29, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News The so-called “shield” protecting Swiss data has no legal basis in the US. After several weeks of research and analysis of the US-Privacy Shield agreement and its implementation, this morning, the Swiss Pirate Party (PPS) notified the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) of a discrepancy challenging the very existence of the agreement. According to the information we have reviewed, it appears that the US government failed to publish the agreement in the US equivalent of the Swiss Federal Gazette. In effect, this means that Swiss data is not protected under the Privacy …