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2014 April | PirateTimes

Czech Pirates Win EU elections for School Students April 30, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election Mock EU elections took place for students (over 15 years) in 254 secondary schools and colleges in Czech republic. In the elections the Pirates came out in first place with 19.19% of the votes. In total more than 25.000 students… “Be a first” – Encourage Activists to do More April 29, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Learning (tips&tricks) Being an activist means putting yourself out for public criticism. Being part of a group diffuses the criticism while also creating a positive bubble of people believing in the same …

2014 April | PirateTimes – Part 2

Swedish Pirate Party Increases in Opinion Polls April 19, 2014 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Uncategorized The Swedish Pirate Party is rising in the latest opinion poll for the election to the European Parliament in May, now at 3%, compared to 1.3% in February. According to a new poll conducted by SKOP, 3% of Swedes would… The Pirate Party of Italy joins Tsipras’ The Other Europe April 18, 2014 · by Airon90 · in Pirate Party News On 9 April, the Pirate Party of Italy closed the internal debate on the European Elections and largely voted in favour of the motion about the support to the Alexis Tsipras’ list …

Why you should protest TTIP? | PirateTimes

Why you should protest the TTIP? April 29, 2014 · by Zbigniew Łukasiak · in Editorial Opinion We were all so cheerful when two years ago the European Parliament rejected ACTA. But the lobby machine never rests, the big corporations will use every opportunity to slip the same provisions into any international treaty that our governments sign. And they will add new stuff if possible, such as Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). There are abundant examples of how it works – from the law suit that Philip Morris brought against the Australian government for introducing health warnings on cigarettes packaging to Eli Lilly suing Canada for rejecting a patent claim …

Zbigniew Łukasiak | | PirateTimes

Why you should protest the TTIP? April 29, 2014 · by Zbigniew Łukasiak · in Editorial Opinion We were all so cheerful when two years ago the European Parliament rejected ACTA. But the lobby machine never rests, the big corporations will use every opportunity to slip the same provisions into any international treaty that our governments sign…. About Zbigniew Łukasiak I am a 40 years old programmer from Poland. I am fascinated (and scared) by the way Internet changes our societies and I want to take a part in that. I believe the changes has only just begun and they will be deep. I have a degree in Computing Science …

Free Public Transport in Tallinn | PirateTimes

Free Public Transport in Tallinn April 25, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Pirate Topic This post is also available in: French When some German pirates first started to bring up the idea of ticketless public transport they were laughed at by politicians from other parties. What those other politicians didn’t know at that time is that it was not so unrealistic. In Tallinn it’s nearly real by now. After a while this idea ended up in the program of the German Pirate Party,  aiming for ticketless public transport for long term benefits for society and economy. The rationale is that without tickets public transport would become attractive to …

2014 avril | PirateTimes

Les transports en communs gratuits de Tallinn avril 25, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Pirate Topic Quand quelques pirates allemands ont évoqué l’idée de transports publics gratuits, les politiciens des autres partis se sont moqués. Mais ce que ces politiciens ignoraient à cette époque c’est que ce projet n’était pas irréalisable. À Tallinn, ce projet est… Le Parti pirate grec forme une coalition pour les européennes avril 24, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Le 24 avril a été annoncé que le Parti Pirate grec (PPGR) participera aux élections européennes. Ils y seront sous la forme d’une coalition avec le Parti écologiste des Verts,  Oικολογουσ Πρασινουσ.  …

The Two Persons Who Plan to Steer PPI on a True Course | PirateTimes

The Two Persons Who Plan to Steer PPI on a True Course April 24, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Interview During the General Assembly of Pirate Parties International (PPI), held in Paris April 2014, the delegates elected a new board. The two persons elected as co-chairpersons were Maša Čorak (from Croatia) and Koen De Voegt (from Belgium). Many of the delegates have big hopes for these two and they were even called a dream-team by some. Here is a short interview to let you know who will be leading PPI over the next year: Pirate Times: Hello Maša and Koen! You two were recently elected co-chairpersons for the PPI, …

The Pirates of New Zealand Elect a New Board | PirateTimes

The Pirates of New Zealand Elect a New Board August 23, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Following hard on the heels of Iceland and Finland, the honorary Nordic country in the south Pacific – New Zealand – has elected a new executive council. After a year of declining membership and a board that did not meet regularly the Pirate Party of New Zealand has elected a new executive council. The structure of the board has been simplified to consist of chairperson, secretary, treasurer and two ordinary board members. The results were  made public on 23 August 2014. The new board Chairman: Andrew Reitemeyer Secretary: Ben Vidulich Treasurer: …

The PPI Financial Position and the Work to Fix it | PirateTimes

The PPI Financial Position and the Work to Fix it April 22, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The Pirates Parties International (PPI) has had a hard time dealing with finances. They have one (or two?) bank accounts that they have not been able to use because they lack access to them. At the last GA, which took place in Paris, it was decided that there will be membership fees. Thus having a solution to the banking problem has suddenly become an immediate priority. “Current view of the UK NEC is that the Pirate Parties International is not fit for purpose and needs reform, this …

General Assembly in Paris – Drones, Fees and a New PPI Board | PirateTimes

General Assembly in Paris – Drones, Fees and a New PPI Board April 22, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Conference The General Assembly of the Pirate Party International (PPI) took place on 13 April 2014 in Paris. During this event a few great ideas came up, a new board was elected and a membership fee has been implemented. There were 22 PPI members present at the GA from the beginning of the conference, some of them remotely through “drones” (appointed persons at the GA staying in contact with them and speaking/voting on their behalf). The number of PPI members participating expanded to 24 when Portugal joined a bit …

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