EU Parliament Votes Down Chat Control 1.0, Rejecting Mass Surveillance (March 27, 2026)
Brussels, 27.03.2026 – In an interesting turn of events, amid a closely contested vote on 26.03.2026, the European Parliament has rejected the regulations…
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LET’S TALK ABOUT DEMOCRACY (ONLINE) (March 24, 2026)
In 2008 a group of MIT scholars published a book focused on IT and how it is used to engage in politics, governance,…
European Pirate Party Submission: Critical Assessment of the eIDAS 2.0 Framework (March 17, 2026)
The European Pirate Party has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s ongoing discussions on the European Digital Identity framework. The proposed EU…
AI Chat Scanning and the Battle for Digital Privacy in Europe (March 13, 2026)
Voting on Chat Control concluded on 11 March 2026 in Brussels, with the European Parliament demanding changes to the temporary Chat Control regime,…
Pirate Academy 2026 – Your Chance to Experience European Policymaking (March 10, 2026)
If you are curious about what happens behind the closed doors of the European Parliament and want to understand how policies really take…
Europe’s New Cybersecurity Playbook Tests the Balance Between Resilience and Digital Rights (March 7, 2026)
Brussels has a knack for regulating through stealth and with far-reaching consequences simultaneously. The European Commission’s proposed reform of the Cybersecurity Act, informally…
Digital Convenience vs Digital Control: Rethinking the EU Identity Wallet (March 2, 2026)
In the age of rapid digital evolution, the world has increasingly come to resemble a global village, at our doorstep and just a…
Stop Destroying Videogames” Initiative Reaches Brussels with 1.29 Million Signatures (February 24, 2026)
More than 1.29 million EU citizens call for digital ownership protections as the “Stop Destroying Videogames” initiative is submitted to the European Commission.…
Scanning the Horizon: Where the EU’s Chat Control Proposal Stands Now (February 17, 2026)
As the European Union edges closer to rewriting the rules of users’ privacy online, debates surrounding the controversial ‘Chat Control’ legislative proposal reignite.…
European Pirate Party Submission – Towards European Open Digital Ecosystems (February 10, 2026)
Executive Summary The European Pirate Party considers the Commission’s Towards European Open Digital Ecosystems initiative a significant opportunity to strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty…