The Digital Omnibus: Trading Fundamental Rights for Corporate Profits? (October 5, 2026)
The EU’s Digital Omnibus promises simplification, but risks expanding AI data scraping and eroding GDPR protections. Here is how the Pirates are fighting back.
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European Pirates Signs Declaration of Intent with EFA (September 25, 2026)
European Pirates has today signed a Declaration of Intent with the European Free Alliance (EFA), opening a new phase of dialogue and cooperation…
EU KIDS Act – Protecting Children or Restricting Their Rights? (September 24, 2026)
The new EU KIDS Act (EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy) could regulate the use of certain online services by minors, introducing…
Think Twice 2026: AI, Governance and the Choices Ahead (September 11, 2026)
AI & Governance: Opportunities and Risks for Digital Freedom 17 October 2026 | Brussels, Belgium Artificial intelligence is no longer something we can…
€rypto: the digital euro still has a privacy problem (September 11, 2026)
On 9 July 2026, shortly before the summer break, the European Parliament confirmed its negotiating position on the regulation establishing a digital euro,…
Your Phone Stops Being Yours (September 1, 2026)
How we went from installing anything to asking permission – and why 2027 is the deadline Thirty years ago, a pocket computer was…
Why Pirates want Copyright Reform (August 18, 2026)
Someone once spent an evening choosing the order of twelve songs, wrote the titles on the paper insert by hand, and gave the…
The Ad Blocker You Chose is Being Removed for You (August 13, 2026)
On 31 August 2026, the Chrome Web Store removes the last extensions built on Manifest V2, the older rulebook that governed what a Chrome…
A Life-Saving Vest for our Pirate friends in Hungary: How can you help? (August 4, 2026)
The Hungarian Two-tailed Dog Party (MKKP) has always been about more than just politics; they are a creative community dedicated to producing actual results—like painting…
Stop Killing the Internet! (July 30, 2026)
For decades, the Internet has empowered people to communicate, organise, learn, create businesses, share culture and participate in democracy across borders. Its openness has been…