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Passing of the former Brazilian congressman and journalist David Miranda

It is with great sorrow that we receive the news of the passing of the former Brazilian congressman and journalist David Miranda. David was an important figure in the fight for human rights, especially regarding privacy and digital security. As a journalist, he was fundamental in disseminating Edward Snowden’s revelations about the mass surveillance practices of the United States. As a politician, he tirelessly dedicated himself to defending civil liberties and the protection of citizens’ personal data. His contribution to the cause will be remembered with fondness and respect. We at the Pirate Parties International offer our sincere condolences to David’s family, friends, and colleagues. May his legacy continue to …

Pirates from All Over Europe Met in Liberec, Czech Republic

On the last weekend of April, Pirates from all over Europe (and beyond) met in the city of Liberec, northern Czechia. And what was the reason? The annual General Assembly of the Czech Pirate Party. As part of the event, two debates were organised. On Saturday April 29th, a panel of European politicians got assembled. Moderated by Marcel Kolaja, a Pirate member of European Parliament, politicians from three European countries debated the state of their countries and the European project as a whole. Left to right: Sven Clement (MP, Luxembourg, Pirates), Ivan Bartoš (Deputy PM, Czechia, Pirates), Emilija Stojmenova Duh (Deputy PM, Slovenia, Freedom Movement), Marcel Kolaja (MEP, Czechia, Pirates); …

Invitation to PPI‘s Standing Committee on UN Bureaucratic Activities (SCUBA) on Sunday 23rd, 22:00 CEST, Followed by the Pirate Beer Social Event

On Sunday, April 23 at 22:00 CEST PPI  will be holding a SCUBA meeting (Standing Committee on UN Bureaucratic Activities followed by the Pirate Beer social event. We will discuss an upcoming IGF call for proposals and other UN activities. Immediately after the meeting we will transition to our routine Pirate Beer social event. Earlier the same day we also have the board meeting. The meeting will take place as usual in our bbb room: https://bbb.piratensommer.de/b/gre-cnw-a9v

Pirate Social Event: Pirate Beer! March 10th at 21:00 UTC

Hello Pirates! We invite you to join us for our monthly social, commonly known as “Pirate Beer”. This will be the first Pirate Beer since the last GA. When: Friday, March 10th at 21:00 UTC/22:00 CET Where: https://bbb.piratensommer.de/b/gre-cnw-a9v We decided to start this one a little bit later, since this month’s board meeting is earlier. We also expect to have members present in the Far East (early morning) and Far West (early afternoon). Please feel free to show up an hour or so later if that meets your schedule. See you there! PPI Board

PPI Update on our Presence at the UN in Geneva in 2022

As an organisation with the observer status with the UN Economic and Social Council, PPI is involved in quite a lot UN meetings. Thanks to our active team in Geneva, Switzerland, headed by our board member Carlos Polo, we manage to maintain our presence at these meeting quite well. Below is just a few recent examples of our participation:   WTO Forum 22 PPI was present at WTO Forum 2022 with the aim to incorporate the debate of e-commerce. It is well known that the benefits of the exchanges should be better redistributed. Concerning the Metavers, PPI has participated at the conference, as one key point for the scaling and …

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