Spain takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU (July 3, 2023)
On 1 July, Spain holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU for the fifth time. In his welcome address, the President of…
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Pegasus spyware: Pirates call for urgent action after parliamentary Committee concludes (June 15, 2023)
Strasbourg, 15/06/2023 – Today, the PEGA Committee of the European Parliament, tasked with investigating the use of spyware against journalists, activists, and politicians,…
Historic vote: EU Parliament to ban biometric mass surveillance (June 14, 2023)
Strasbourg, 14/06/2023 – Today, the European Parliament voted to ban real-time facial surveillance in public spaces under the EU’s new Artificial Intelligence Act…
#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…
10 years after the revelations of Edward Snowden: Let‘s defend anonymity and secure communication online! (June 6, 2023)
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the day Edward Snowden revealed the mass surveillance programmes of intelligence agencies worldwide. EU lawmaker and privacy…
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,…
Leaked EU Council legal analysis: #ChatControl plans doomed to fail (May 9, 2023)
The Council’s official Legal Service opinion on the legality of the proposed Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR), also named “Chat control”, has been leaked. The…
Pirates: New EU crypto rules will harm NGOs and whistleblowers (April 20, 2023)
Strasbourg, 20/04/2023 – Today, the European Parliament is expected to approve the results of the trilogue negotiations on new regulations for cryptocurrencies. Pirate…
European Pirate Party elects new leadership and aims for expansion (April 17, 2023)
Strasbourg, 16/04/2023 – Today, the European Pirate party (PPEU) has elected new leadership in their Council meeting held in Strasbourg. In addition, Mikuláš…
OpenRequest: Pirates launch citizen participation website (March 28, 2023)
Brussels, 28/03/2023 – The Pirate Party Members of the European Parliament are launching OpenRequest, a unique participatory tool giving citizens the opportunity to…