2012 November | PirateTimes – Part 2

Pirate Party of Slovenia Officially Registered and Prepared for New Challenges November 13, 2012 · by Matic Urbanija · in Pirate Party News On the historic date of 5 November 2012, the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Slovenia officially confirmed that the Pirate Party of Slovenia is listed in the registry of Slovenian political parties. This was a last step in a long process […]

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Transparency | PirateTimes – Part 3

New Draft Reveals OpenCleanIT Was Shortened November 4, 2012 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Topic This is an update to yesterday’s article, which analysed the draft CleanIT document published and opened for comment by the OpenCleanIT platform. Another draft of the CleanIT document has been published (version 0.77 dated October 30, whereas the previously discussed document was version 0.762, dated October 24). It […]

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CleanIT: New Draft Reveals OpenCleanIT Was Shortened | PirateTimes

New Draft Reveals OpenCleanIT Was Shortened November 4, 2012 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Topic This is an update to yesterday’s article, which analysed the draft CleanIT document published and opened for comment by the OpenCleanIT platform. Another draft of the CleanIT document has been published (version 0.77 dated October 30, whereas the previously discussed document was version 0.762, dated October 24). It […]

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Pirates open up CleanIT. But has it changed? | PirateTimes

Pirates open up CleanIT. But has it changed? November 3, 2012 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Topic CleanIT is a public-private partnership project by several European governments, internet industry firms, and NGOs that has been subject to strong criticism. Opponents fear CleanIT endangers civil rights and internet freedom, while keeping their work hidden from public oversight. This secrecy has now been reduced. Last […]

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Rodrigo Jorquera: “Participation of everyone will lead to a better government” | PirateTimes

Rodrigo Jorquera: “Participation of everyone will lead to a better government” October 28, 2012 · by Dominic Guhl · in Interview Rodrigo Jorquera, Chairman for the Pirate Party Austria, talked with us about how the Pirates go ahead to refresh austrian politics, the difficulties in rapidly growing movements and austrian plans for PPEU.   You have been re-elected for an Austrian Pirates’ chairmanship. Congratulations! Which […]

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European Pirate Parties Protest Against INDECT | PirateTimes

European Pirate Parties Protest Against INDECT October 28, 2012 · by Jan Meyer · in Pirate Party News INDECT received another blow in the past weekend when joined forces of Pirate Parties and Anonymous took to the streets in several European countries. The action, called “#OpINDECT”, took place in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, France and other countries in Europe and elsewhere. At […]

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Jan Meyer | PirateTimes

European Pirate Parties Protest Against INDECT October 28, 2012 · by Jan Meyer · in Pirate Party News INDECT recieved another blow this weekend when joined forces of European Pirate Parties and Anonymous took the streets in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, France and other countries in Europe and elsewhere in what was called “#OpINDECT”. Pirates campaigned against INDECT with a wide variety […]

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Sunday Elections Look Promising for Piraten Basel | PirateTimes

Sunday Elections Look Promising for Piraten Basel October 27, 2012 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election Last year’s national elections, they took 1.92%, the best result until now for the Pirates in Switzerland. The local party in the town of Basel are now confident that the votes will reach the needed 4%. The excitement among the Pirates in Basel is contagious, spreading quicker than […]

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Pirates Ready for Municipal Elections on Sunday in Finland | PirateTimes

Pirates Ready for Municipal Elections on Sunday in Finland October 26, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election We are hearing a lot about Sweden recently because of their massive influx of new members . But what of the other Nordic countries? It looks like Finland will be making the headlines in the coming days. The Finnish Pirates are fielding  121 candidates in 21 different municipalities in the […]

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Organising a Regular Meeting | PirateTimes

Organising a Regular Meeting October 21, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) One of the reasons for Germany’s Pirate success is the use of a type of local meeting called a Stammtisch (a table in a bar for regulars). If there are enough Pirates in your local geographical area, who would enjoy meeting up on a regular basis, then you can think about […]

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