EU Parliament approves privacy-friendly deal on COVID Certificates (June 9, 2021)
Brussels, 09/06/2021 – With a broad majority in the final vote, the European Parliament ratified the regulation on COVID-19 travel certificates, aiming at…
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Pirates: European Commission fails to protect fundamental rights in Article 17 Guidance (June 4, 2021)
Brussels, 04/06/2021 – Three days ahead of the implementation deadline, the European Commission published its guidance on the application of Article 17 of…
Pirates: Deal on COVID certificate guarantees privacy (May 21, 2021)
Brussels, 21/05/2021 – After weeks of negotiations, the EU Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on COVID-19 travel certificates, aiming at restoring…
Parliament to discuss TRIPS waiver in plenary debate (May 17, 2021)
Brussels, 17/05/2021 – The European Pirates Delegation in the Greens/EFA group fully support a waiver for exclusive patents for Covid-19 vaccines and related…
Digital Covid Certificate: Parliament wants discrimination and privacy concerns addressed (April 30, 2021)
Brussels, 29/04/2021 – The European Parliament finalised its official position on the „EU Covid-19 Certificate”, which aims at ensuring freedom of movement within…
Pirates: Commission’s AI proposal opens door for biometric mass surveillance (April 22, 2021)
Brussels, 21/04/2021 – Today, the European Commission published its proposal for a regulation on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).[1] While the Pirate…
Open letter: 39 MEPs join Pirate call to ban mass surveillance (April 19, 2021)
In a cross-party letter, 39 Members of the European Parliament co-signed Pirate MEP Patrick Breyer’s call on the European Commission to revise the…