Spanish MP Gave Power to the People September 26, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Topic The roots of a democracy as it should be is giving the power to the people, and this was done recently by a Spanish Member of Parliament. Joan Baldovi, a Member of Parliament for the Greens (Compromís-Equo) was persuaded by members of a free software development group to […]
High Hopes for the German Pirates on Sunday’s Election September 21, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election Sunday September 22, 2013 sees the federal elections for the German Pirate Party. Pirate Times sat down with candidate MP Felicitas Steinhoff to discuss these last few days before the election. “Two thirds of the voters are still undecided, so it depends on how many people we can […]
How a Swarm of Pirates Can Redefine Politics According to Rick Falkvinge June 21, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Interview Having made a great impact in the fields of politics and human resource management, Rick Falkvinge, founder of the first Pirate Party in the world and political evangelist, led the Pirate Party of Sweden from nowhere in 2006 to the election of two […]
PIRATES OF DENMARK KEEPERS OF TRANSPARENCY May 28, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Interview While Denmark is well known for the openness of its society, Danish government has revolutionized protests by intending to change the law on Freedom of Information and restrictions on access to government documents. Under the proposal the Minister of Justice has brought to the parliament a lot of documents characterized […]
France parliamentary elections: Low turnout may be good for French Pirate candidates May 26, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election Are you a French citizen voting for 1st and 8th District outside France? Well if you are voting for the pirates there is a chance to give your support in the elections to candidates interested in more than getting a warm seat in […]
Euroscepticism Won The Elections In Croatia April 26, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election After Interviewing Maša Utković, PPHR’s (Pirate Party of Croatia) leader and head of “List 22” – the euroballot of the party, you can easily realize that the winner in Croatia’s recent, first ever euroelections was euroscepticism. The clear indifference and lack of participation shown by voters, only 20,84% turnout, […]
Pirates are Implementing the Experience of Human Knowledge December 30, 2012 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Topic The English “Pirate” is derived from the Greek word “πειρατής” (peiratēs) and this in turn from the verb “πειράομαι” (peiráomai), “I attempt”, which is a derivative of the noun “πείρα” (peîra), “experience”. Pirate indicates the investigator, the tester, is a key word for humanity and characterizes […]
Stunning Rise of Electoral Influence for Pirates de Catalunya November 27, 2012 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election A very good campaign that attracted the attention of people, which can be seen in their elections results as well as the greatly increased followers in social media, gave Pirates de Catalunya a rise to their electoral influence. In the early elections for local parliament held […]
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 […]
From “Paisios” to “Pastitsios” there’s a blasphemy September 26, 2012 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Topic A 27 year old was arrested by Greek police on charges of blasphemy, because on his Facebook page he satirized a monk, well known as Elder Paisios, paraphrasing his name to Elder Pastitsios, referring to the famous Greek food “pastitsio”, macaroni pie with minced meat. Are there […]
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