Less waste, more consumer protection: MEPs adopt ‘Right to repair’ position (November 21, 2023)
Strasbourg, 21/11/2023 – Today, the European Parliament adopted its position on the ‘right to repair’ law. The new rules will make it easier…
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Major Pirates win: Parliament against #ChatControl (November 14, 2023)
Brussels, 14/11/2023 – Today, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved a compromise between negotiators of all…
Pirates vote against new EU Commissioner appointments (October 5, 2023)
Strasbourg, 05/10/2023 – Today, the European Parliament formally votes on the appointment of two new candidates for the European Commission, Climate Commissioner-designate Wopke…
Health data: 100k EU citizens call for better protection (September 6, 2023)
This morning, WeMove Europe, the European Disability Forum, the European Trade Union Confederation and European Digital Rights (EDRi) handed over the signatures of…
Manipulative EU opinion poll no justification for indiscriminate #ChatControl (July 21, 2023)
The EU Department of the Interior DG Home claims to have proven with a Eurobarometer opinion poll that the vast majority of the EU population…
Pirates welcome new manufacturing rules (July 12, 2023)
Today, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Ecodesign regulation for the trilogue negotiations with the Council. MEPs drafted a law that…
#Qatargate: New Ethics Body is toothless (June 9, 2023)
Today, the European Commission presented its plans for an inter-institutional Ethics Body in response to the “Qatargate” corruption scandal in the European Parliament to…
AI Act: Lead committees to ban facial surveillance in Europe (May 11, 2023)
Strasbourg, 11/05/2023 – Today, the two lead committees of the European Parliament voted to fully ban biometric mass surveillance in Europe’s public spaces,…
Unauthorised livestreams: Access blocking harms fans and users (May 4, 2023)
Brussels, 03/05/2023 – Today, the European Commission recommended measures to fight “livestream piracy”. The text also advocates “blocking injunctions” targeted at Internet Service…
e-ID: Decentralised storage and right to anonymity are additional Pirate successes in final trilogue mandate (March 15, 2023)
Brussels, 15/03/2023 – On Thursday, the European Parliament is expected to formally adopt its final position on the European Electronic Identity (e-ID), before…
