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Creator Jan Meyer

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 of protests, including information booths, role-playing and giving away flyers. About Jan Meyer I’m a German Pirate and member of the Pirate Party of Germany since mid-2011. A former exchange student to the United States of America, I am fascinated by American and world politics …

Creator Election News Stathis Leivaditis

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 the flu. The election campaign brims full of passion and optimism for the results. All the nine candidates need is their 4%, and one of the hundred Council positions will be theirs. Piraten Basel’s platform, to create and implement a free Wi-Fi network infrastructure for …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator Election News

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 municipal elections that are being held on Sunday 28 October 2012. The PartyIt is the biggest party, that does not yet have a representative in the country’s parliament. Considering that the party was first founded in the spring of 2008, this is a remarkable achievement. …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator Learning News Tips & Tricks

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 setting up a Stammtisch. How you define your local area is up to you but your electorate would be a good template as you can go on to establish a local chapter later on – something that we will look at in another article.You can …

Creator Interview Matic Urbanija News

Introduction of The Pirate Party of Slovenia | PirateTimes

Introduction of The Pirate Party of Slovenia October 16, 2012 · by Matic Urbanija · in Interview The Pirate Party of Slovenia (Piratska stranka Slovenije) is having a constitutional congress on 17 October 2012, and all Pirates in Slovenia are very excited about this. We asked its leader  a few questions about this event and a few other things related to party activities in the past. Pirate Times: What are the most important topics the Pirate Party of Slovenia focuses on?  Rok: For  the time being, more or less usual pirate themes, like freedom and privacy on the internet. Government transparency is also there. And of course, reform of copyright and patent …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator Czech Election News

Czech PP Celebrates First Pirate Senator | PirateTimes

Czech PP Celebrates First Pirate Senator October 20, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election The Czechs have their first elected Pirate Senator. Pirates worldwide will be rejoicing with PPCZ as they celebrate Libor Michálek’s success in the senatorial elections. Famous, in his own country, as a whistle blower for exposing corruption in 1996 when he worked for the National Property Fund. In 2010 his complaints about fraudulent manipulation of procurement and tendering led to the dismissal of ministers and top officials. In March 2011, he was awarded the Endowment Fund Against Corruption Prize. In May 2011 he was awarded the František Kriegel Award from Charter 77 for the outstanding …

News

Election results for Finland and ACT Pirate Parties | PirateTimes

You Can’t Win Them All – Election Results from Finland and the ACT October 29, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election Pirates in two countries have had to face disappointing results in recent elections. While the Swiss and the Czechs are still celebrating recent electoral victories the Pirates of Finland and the ACT region in Australia  must recharge their spirits from the recent low results. Finnish Municipal ElectionsOn Sunday the 28th of October Finland had their municipal elections. The Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported that the overall turnout for the election was “hugely disappointing”. The election participation fell to 58.2 %, a decline of three percentage points from 2008. …

Creator News Paul Wardenga

German Pirates debate Europe, Economics and Eurocrisis | PirateTimes

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 measure for the upcoming 2013 German national elections. The German Pirates previously had been criticised for having little substance in their manifesto beyond the International Pirate consensus. Last weekend they set out to fill in some of the blanks in two important policy fields. The …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Times

Pirates (PPI) blocked from becoming observer member of WIPO | PirateTimes

PPI blocked from becoming observer members of WIPO October 3, 2012 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News In its General Assembly meeting of October, 3, 2012, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has chosen to wait until 2013 to take a decision on the observer membership application of the PPI. Torn between the recent evidences of the Pirate Parties influence in several national elections and the objections of several of its member states, the UN agency chose to take no side and wait for a future ruling about political parties applications. The application made by PPI meet all the requirements by WIPO for observer membership and the …

Anton Nordenfur Creator Election News

Pirate Lost Mayoral Election in Saarlouis, Germany | PirateTimes

Pirate Lost Mayoral Election in Saarlouis, Germany September 30, 2012 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Election In Sunday’s mayoral election in Saarlouis, Germany, the Pirate candidate ended up with 3.2 % of the votes, losing to the incumbent mayor. Pirate candidate Thomas Brockmann.CC Thomas Brockmann. The Pirate candidate was Thomas Brockmann, 50, a freelance journalist who was seeking to bring more transparency and citizen participation to Saarlouis. Brockmann also suggested city projects for the citizens, such as a public swimming pool. Due to low funds, Brockmann’s campaign was much smaller than those of his opponents, costing about €1,000 in total. In comparison, Christian democrat candidate Marion Jost’s campaign cost €15,000, …

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