Mattias Bjärnemalm new Secretary General for the European Pirates (June 18, 2025)
The European Pirates have appointed Mattias ” Mab” Bjärnemalm as the first Secretary General for the organisation. Mattias Bjärnemalm, a senior member of…
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Russian Nuclear Plants and Chinese Networks in Europe? The European Parliament Says a Clear No: Gregorová Helps Negotiate Joint Investment Control (May 14, 2025)
Strasbourg, May 8, 2025 – The European Parliament approved its position on new legislation regarding the so-called screening of foreign investments. The aim…
European Parliament Approves Resolution on European Defense: “It’s Time to Stop Relying on Others,” Says Gregorová (March 24, 2025)
Strasbourg, March 12, 2025 – The European Parliament has today adopted a historic resolution on the White Paper on the Future of European…
European Pirates endorse citizens’ initiative to protect gamers rights (December 20, 2024)
The European Pirate Party endorses the ‘Stop Destroying Videogames’ European Citizens’ Initiative as the first European political party to do so, and calls on everyone to sign and support it!
Stop Destroying Videogames seeks to require publishers that sell or license video games to consumers in the European Union to leave them in a playable state. Today publishers are shutting down and disabling games when it suits them, relying on obscure paragraphs in the licensing agreements people are made to accept when they purchase the product.
Pirate MEP Gregorova: Strong aid to Ukraine must continue (July 18, 2024)
Strasbourg, 17 July 2024 – The European Union should continue to support Ukraine attacked by Russia, adopted the European Parliament today. The very…
#ChatControl: EU ministers want to exempt themselves (April 15, 2024)
According to the latest draft text of the controversial EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation proposal leaked by the French news organization Contexte, which…
#ChatControl 1.0: Pirates condemn extension by Parliament (April 10, 2024)
Brussels, 10/04/2024 – Today, the European Parliament adopted the trilogue deal on the extension of the controversial, error-prone voluntary bulk scanning of private…
Pirates call for a halt to plans for the EU health data space (April 8, 2024)
The lead committees of the European Parliament, LIBE and ENVI, are to give their final nod to the regulation on the creation of…
Pirates ask EU Commission to look into killing of video games (April 8, 2024)
Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer has asked the European Commission for an opinion on the decision by French computer game manufacturer Ubisoft to…
Pirates against EU cash cap and ban on anonymous crypto payments (March 19, 2024)
The majority of the EU Parliament’s lead committees today approved far-reaching new anti-money laundering laws: Anonymous cash payments over €3,000 will be banned…