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Greek Pirates are back on the road and speed up
April was a month of intense activity for the Pirate party of Greece. After a turbulent period with the party on the verge of disolving, Greek Pirates are not only back on the road but accelerating onto the highway. There…
The Kiss Of Life For Pirate Party Greece
The 4th Congress of the Pirate Party of Greece, held in Athens last weekend, was marked by the resignations of 3 out of 7 Board members, including chairman Thanasis Gounaris. Those resignations were announced before the recent elections on September 20….
PPGR Would Like a Pirate MP on September 20
Elections have been announced for Greece in about three weeks. This leaves a very short time for preparation and a big monetary strain on small parties. Pirate Times interviewed Thanasis Gounaris, chairman of the Board of Pirate Party of Greece, about…
In A True Democracy Referenda Should Be The Rule Not The Exception
A crucial referendum will be held in Greece this coming Sunday, 5 July 2015. Greeks have to decide whether they accept the proposal of the institutions (ex-troika). Alexis Tsipras, prime minister of Greece, called people to vote “no” by saying…
Pirate Teachers Stay Above SYRIZA’s Union Ballot In Athens’ “Aristotle”
The most impressive thing about Pirates in Education is that in “Aristotle”, one of the largest associations of Athens’ teachers, for the 4th time in a row, they got more votes than than their colleagues in the union ballot supported…
Why PP-GR is not running for the elections
Snap elections that are taking place in Greece on Sunday, 25 January 2015, find the Pirate Party out of the election battle. The initiative of the Greek Pirates to form a political “Trojan Horse” had not come to fruition. After…
Greek Pirate Elected to Board of Athen’s Teacher Association
Last week “Pirates in Education” achieved another victory. They won a seat (out of a total of seven ) in the elections for the board of Athen’s Teacher Association “Aristotle”, the largest of the 2 teachers associations in Athens with nearly…
PPGR Uses Political “Trojan Horse” in Elections
In order to exceed the obstacle of the electoral limit of 3% to enter the Parliament, the Greek Pirates took a bold and risky initiative. Their strategic plan was to jointly create a modern political “Trojan Horse” together with other parties and movements….
PIRATE PROTEST OUTSIDE THE SWEDISH EMBASSY IN ATHENS AGAINST SUNDE’S ARREST
On 26 June 2014 members and friends of the Pirate Party of Greece organized a protest against Peter Sunde’s arrest, outside the Embassy of Sweden in Athens. Thanasis Gounaris, vice-chairman of the Board of PP-GR, spoke to Pirate Times about…
Pirates Spreading Like Virus Inside Greek Political System
Greek Pirates are ready for a double election battle: Starting this Sunday, 18 May 2014, at local level and continuing the next one, 25 May, with paneuropean elections running in coalition with the Ecologists Greens. Many members of PP-GR are cooperating…
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