European Pirates Have a Board With Amelia at Head April 12, 2014 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Conference On 20-21 March 2014 nearly 400 Pirates gathered in the European Parliament in Brussels. Their goal was to create ‘The European Pirate Party” (PPEU) and bond together closer. People came from all over Europe and 34 speakers were booked for the following Internet Governance and Beyond […]
Pirate Parties International – General Assembly in Paris April 10, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Pirate Party News The next General Assembly of the International Pirate Party will take place in Paris on the 12-13 April 2014. Also taking place at the same time, is an Open Space conference under the topic: Emerging Issues for the Global Society. Acoording to the PPI statues […]
I Miss My Political Happiness / The Cause of Political Apathy April 6, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic This post was originally written in Swedish by Johanna Jönsson [Swedish] who shares her personal reflection on political happiness. Johanna is not a Pirate but her ideas can be generically applied to many political parties. ——— I don’t really know what happened. Earlier […]
It Seems We Have a Neutral Net! #success April 5, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Pirate Topics The European Parliament accepted the Digital Agenda that was originally promoted by Vice President Neelie Kroes. This Digital Agenda includes net neutrality within the European Union and puts an end to roaming charges for mobile services in other European countries by the end of 2015. In […]
Young European Election Ambassadors conference in Brussels April 20, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The conference, called Young European Election Ambassadors (YEEA), was arranged by Young Pirates Europe to be a meeting point for young pirates (and some older ones). It was arranged in parallel with the PPEU conference and continued after it. YEEA was a mixture of presentations, workshops and […]
The Turkish Government Goes Pirate: Further Censorship and Surveillance Mechanisms Coming July 3, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion Due to legal obstacles to prohibiting social-media sharing by political dissidents in Turkey, the government has a new strategy: to act as Internet pirates. Much different than the political pirate movement, Turkey will now try to hack into ISPs’ systems and surveil users’ […]
Battles for Democracy. Week 13 March 31, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we couldn’t write about. Citizens Losing Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut. More than 500 people sentenced to death in a single hearing in Egypt. According to state media reports,… The First Elected Pirate in the History of Dutch […]
Battles for Democracy. Week 11 March 17, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we did not write about this past week. Citizens Losing Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut. How the NSA Infects ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware. The classified files – provided… Pirate Party Bavaria Will Contest Local Elections on Sunday […]
The First Elected Pirate in the History of Dutch Politics March 30, 2014 · by Matthijs Pontier · in Election The Piratenpartij Netherlands (PPNL) has achieved an historic result with the Amsterdam elections of 2014. With the seat for Jelle de Graaf in the board committee of Amsterdam West, PPNL has the first elected pirate in the history of Dutch politics. Assuming that irregularities in Amsterdam will […]
Battles for Democracy. Week 12 March 25, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Party News A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we couldn’t write about. Citizens Losing Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut. New Law Means Photographers In Hungary Must Ask Permission First. The new civil code outlaws taking pictures without the permission of everyone in the photograph. The […]
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