How are European countries trying to silence journalists? (September 30, 2021)
Freedom of the press and journalists is one of the principal safeguards of democracy and the rule of law around the world. However,…
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Peksa: New commission will bring better enforcement of ethics rules (September 17, 2021)
Strasbourg 17/09/2021 – The European Parliament has agreed on the need for a new independent ethics body. Pirate Party MEP Mikuláš Peksa was…
Pirates: VDL sugarcoats key issues in SOTEU speech (September 15, 2021)
Strasbourg, 15/09/2021 – In today’s speech [1], Commission President Ursula von der Leyen failed to give a complete picture of the state of…
Game on Biometric Mass Surveillance Released Today (July 16, 2021)
Brussels, 16/07/2021 – Today, the European Pirates and the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament launched the social impact video game ‘The Biometric…
Pirate Party MEPs on the CJEU upload filter opinion: Freedom of expression shall prevail over profits! (July 15, 2021)
In reaction to the Advocate General’s opinion on the compatibility of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive with fundamental rights published today [1],…
Digital Services Act: Civil Liberties Committee pushes for digital privacy and free speech (July 14, 2021)
Digital Services Act: Civil Liberties Committee pushes for digital privacy and free speech Today, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and…
Thanks to MEP Kolaja, remote voting in committees will be transparent (July 9, 2021)
Strasbourg, 07/07/2021 – Pirate Vice-President of the European Parliament Marcel Kolaja gained support for automatic roll-call votes held remotely in Committees. The Conference…
#Chatcontrol: EU Parliament approves mass surveillance of private communications (July 6, 2021)
Brussels, 06/07/2021 – Today, the European Parliament approved the ePrivacy Derogation, allowing providers of e-mail and messaging services to automatically search all personal…
Climate Special: Is Europe just digging a hole for itself? (June 30, 2021)
MIKULÁŠ PEKSA: You may have noticed in the media that Europe, the US, China and other world powers have pledged to reduce their…
Coronavirus Special: Vaccination vs. Mutation (June 24, 2021)
Rising vaccination rates, dropping incidence rates, widespread lifting of pandemic restrictions in restaurants, culture, and leisure in the Czech Republic and abroad. All…