German Pirates prepare for European Elections 2014 January 3, 2014 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Party News On Saturday and Sunday the Pirate Party of Germany will convene in Bochum, North-Rhine Westfalia for their last general assembly before the European elections in May.While the meeting will also allow a small amount of time for the completion of the election platform, the main focus […]
German Pirates prepare for European Elections 2014 January 3, 2014 · by Paul Wardenga · in Election On Saturday and Sunday the Pirate Party of Germany will convene in Bochum, North-Rhine Westfalia for their last general assembly before the European elections in May. While the meeting will also allow a small amount of time for the completion… About Paul Wardenga I am a political science […]
EuWiKon 2.0 – German Pirates push forward positions on Europe and the economy March 13, 2013 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Party News Last weekend, 9-10 March 2013, about 80 Pirates of the German Pirate Party met in Frankfurt, Hesse to do a follow-up on last year’s successful conference on European and Economic Policy (or “EuWiKon”, as the German acronym goes). Just like […]
EU copyright law – Pirates enable citizen participation March 2, 2013 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Party News The European Commission is currently planning the next revision of IPRED, the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive. At the very least the directive is expected to carve the current copyright regime deeper into stone, thereby further preventing much needed reform. But very likely it will […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
German Pirates debate Europe, Economics and Eurocrisis October 6, 2012 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Party News On 29 and 30 September 2012, over 100 Pirates from the Pirate Party of Germany met to discuss Economic and European Policy at the Conference for Europe, Economics and Finance (or EuWiKon, as the German acronym goes) in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The meeting was a preparatory […]
Inside the Clean-IT conflict September 25, 2012 · by Paul Wardenga · in Europe, Pirate Party News, Pirate Topic CleanIT is a project by several European governments and private stakeholders. The project officially aims to reduce the use (or abuse) of the internet by terrorists. The list of the CleanIT goals reads, on the surface, like it is motivated by the wish to protect children […]
Who Votes For Pirates? September 17, 2012 · by Paul Wardenga · in Tips & Tricks German study on voting behaviour gives insights on Pirates’ target demographic Who is likely to vote Pirate? Previously, there have been mostly educated guesses about the target demographic of the Pirates, tending to name young technology affiniados. A recent representative study, carried out by Prof. Elmar Brähler and Dr. […]
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