e-ID: Pirate successes for privacy (February 9, 2023)
Brussels, 09/02/2023 – Today, the lead Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) adopted a draft mandate on the European digital identity (e-ID).…
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EU lawmakers want to stop surveillance-based political advertising (January 24, 2023)
Today, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted amendments to draft legislation which seek to restrict the…
Pardon Assange: 45 MEPs, Stella Assange & journalist federations sign open letter to US President Biden (December 15, 2022)
Strasbourg 15/12/2022 – Today, four Pirate Party Members of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA) and Stella Assange address US President Joe Biden in an…
Corruption affair: Pirates demand inquiry committee and modification of internal rules (December 14, 2022)
Strasbourg, 12/12/2022 – The four Pirate Party Members of the European Parliament are appalled by the ongoing corruption affair around Vice-President Eva Kaili…
European Parliament urges Qatar to respect human rights (November 24, 2022)
Strasbourg, 24/11/2022 – Today, Members of the European Parliament approved a resolution calling on Qatar to end violence against women and stop criminalising…
Cannabis legalisation: Czech Pirates introduce impact assessment (October 25, 2022)
Prague/Brussels, 25/10/2022 – Regulating the cannabis market in the Czech Republic would generate tens of millions of euros per year, an expert study…
MEP Gregorová and Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) host conference (October 19, 2022)
Strasbourg, 19/10/2022 – Today, Pirate Party member Markéta Gregorová, along with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), hosted an exceptional conference focused…
Pirates: Common charger a win for users and the environment (October 4, 2022)
Strasbourg, 04/10/2022 – Today, Members of the European Parliament approved the outcome of the trilogue negotiations on the Common Charger directive. A strong…
MEP Kolaja: Pegasus was used to spy on Polish opposition, journalists and public prosecutors (September 21, 2022)
Warsaw, 21/09/2022 – Today, the mission of the European Parliament’s PEGA committee to investigate the use of Pegasus spyware in Poland concluded. The…
UN Human Rights Commissioner warns against chat control (September 19, 2022)
UN Human Rights Commissioner Türk advises against EU plans to search all private messages and photos without suspicion using error-prone algorithms (so-called “chat…