The European Pirates in favor of whistleblowers’ protection and support of Julian Assange (November 30, 2020)
Brussels, 26th of November 2020 – On Tuesday, the European Parliament voted on the Report on the situation of fundamental rights in the…
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Pirates on the Council decision: encryption is a protection, not a threat (November 30, 2020)
Brussels 25th of November 2020 – Today’s agenda of the Council of the European Union included the adoption of a resolution regarding the…
November 2020 Council Meeting (November 27, 2020)
Ahoi Pirates, the traditional November Council meeting of European Pirates knocks on the door! We will meet on the Weekend 28th and 29th…
How is taxpayers’ money spent? Marcel Kolaja calls for transparency measures to be implemented in the European Parliament (November 25, 2020)
Brussels, 23th of October 2020 – Each Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is given money – called ‘General expenditure allowance’ (GEA) –…
Corruption and fraud on the rise in the EU: the Covid-19 crisis added fuel on the fire (November 14, 2020)
In the fall, the European Union published two major reports offering a comprehensive overview of the state of play in corruption and fraud…
Extraordinary 21st Board meeting (November 14, 2020)
Ahoi Pirates, On behalf of the PPEU board, I cordially invite you to the next sitting of the this next coming Sunday! Due…
EU long-term budget negotiations: The Pirates managed to push through a number of Pirate priorities (November 13, 2020)
Brussels, 12/11/2020 – Negotiations regarding the EU Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021–2027 have been closed and we are now entering the final stage. While…
Pirates call for clear rejection plans to break secure online encryption by EU governments. HELP US AND CONTACT YOUR GOVERNMENTS! (November 11, 2020)
Brussels, 11/11/2020 – On Monday the Austrian National Service Broadcaster (ORF) published a secret draft of a planned Council resolution seeking to undermine encryption.…
20th Board meeting (November 7, 2020)
Ahoi Pirates! We kindly invite you to the 20th European Pirate Party Board meeting on November 8th 2020 at 20:00 CET. The meeting…
The Slovak mafia funded from European subsidies: Still no oversight mechanisms in sight (November 4, 2020)
Slovakia is currently investigating the biggest corruption scandal in its modern history. When I wrote the first article about the scandal in July,…