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January 2026 PPI GA Location Discussion

We are debating where to hold our General Assembly (GA) in January 2026. The Board considered holding a physical event in Warsaw, Prague, and Potsdam/Berlin. We are open to any reasonable offers. The event will also be taking place online, and the physical event may be a small or large event. Technically more than one physical event is acceptable considering the global needs of our organization. Please let a PPI representative know by October 19th if your party would like to host the GA. We will announce the location(s) of the GA the following week.

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Czech Pirates Win 18 Seats in Parliament!

The Czech Pirate Party won 18 seats in the October 2025 election for Parliament! 🥳 Unfortunately, the main winner of the election was the populist billionaire and former prime minister Andrej Babiš and his ANO movement. He has expressed skepticism toward support for Ukraine and has drawn closer to authoritarian leaders such as Viktor Orbán in Hungary. The Czech Pirates run on a diametrically opposed platform. The overall result of 8.7% of the vote makes them the 3rd largest party in the country. While the success is not quite as monumental as when they won 22 seats in 2017. It does represent a vast improvement from just 4 seats that …

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Congratulations to the New Board of the Pirate Party Germany!

The Pirate Party Germany held its General Assembly on September 27 and 28 in Dudweiler, Germany and elected their 19th Federal Board. Lilia Kayra Kuyumcu was elected as the new Chair. At just 18 years old, she is the youngest Chair in the history of the German Pirate Party. She will be joined by Denis KlĂĽver as Vice-Chair, Jutta Dietrich as Treasurer, and Babak Tubis, Wolf Vincent LĂĽbcke, Nick Neumann, and Karsten Wehner as Board Members. We welcome the new leadership and hope to hear from them on the international stage. We also extend thanks to the outgoing board members, who we also hope will work with us more on …

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Stop Killing Games

Pirate Parties International supports the Stop Killing Games Initiative. Let people keep playing the games they bought! Provide gamers basic consumer rights. Give clear notice before shutting down a game. Offer refunds when access is removed. Provide offline play or patches when servers close. Be transparent about data use. Protect game history and preservation. Recent commentary by a Youtube games vlogger named “Pirate Software” misstates these aims. The Stop Killing Games Initiative was created to foster an open, inclusive, and democratic dialogue around the future of gaming culture, policy, and rights. Pirate Software’s portrayal distorts these core principles and risks undermining the credibility and positive aims of the initiative. These …

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Hack The Promise Festival Basel 2024: Reflections on Truth, Uncertainty, and the Digital Society

The Hack The Promise Festival in Basel has firmly established itself as a pivotal platform where international experts, activists, and engaged communities come together for interdisciplinary discussions on the social, political, and technical challenges of digital transformation. The 2024 festival revolved around the theme “fact/fake/fiction,” exploring how truth, fiction, and manipulation increasingly intertwine in digital spaces and what this means for democratic societies. At last year’s event, Schoresch Davoodi delivered his lecture in German, titled „Fakten und Fiktionen – Wie die Gesellschaft durch Unsicherheit gestresst wird“ (“Facts and Fictions – How Society is Stressed by Uncertainty”). His presentation moved beyond a mere description of digital phenomena, analyzing how overlapping global …

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Online event: Going sustainable – Is the energy transition possible?

  The energy sector is key to becoming sustainable. Moving away from fossil fuels to renewable energy would eliminate the majority of human caused CO2 emissions and enable other sectors to reduce their footprint. But is it possible to convert an industrialized nation to 100% renewable energy? What about renewable energy drought? The sun does not shine at night! Is there even enough space to build all the necessary systems? Who is going to pay for that? Our presentation shows the numbers for Germany and how they change when going renewable. After the presentation, there will be an open discussion. The event is held twice to allow people to participate …

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PPI Fundraiser for IGF

Dear Friends of the Pirate Community, PPI is heading again to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), this time in Norway. The IGF is a UN event that brings together a large number of governments and non-profit organizations. PPI has attended the IGF for about 10 years now. As part of our effort to attend the event, we are conducting a fundraiser to collect up to 1500 euros to support our representatives. Donations can be made directly on our website or through the following crowdfunding campaign: https://fundrazr.com/b2Yiz8   PPI was accepted to organize a workshop entitled “Ethical Networking: Sustainability and Accountability” will be on June 23rd at 16:15 in Workshop Room …

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Resilience in Germany: A Fragile State of Preparedness

Germany’s ability to ensure societal resilience has significantly declined in recent decades according to political scientist and PPI alternate board member Schoresch Davoodi. In a working paper, he warns that political complacency and socio-economic mismanagement expose the country to multifaceted vulnerabilities. Germany celebrated the stability of the 1990s and early 2000s without preparing for the disruptive forces of digital transformation, globalization, and geopolitical shifts. The nation’s overdependence on exports, Chinese markets, and Russian energy, coupled with a slow digital transition, creates strategic weaknesses. Neglecting critical infrastructure, particularly information technology and public services, renders Germany susceptible to cyberattacks and external shocks. Davoodi also highlights growing domestic inequality, social fragmentation, and political …

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Happy 15th Birthday to Pirate Parties International! 🎉

Today, April 16th, 2025, we are proudly celebrating 15 remarkable years since the founding of Pirate Parties International. On this very day in 2010 Pirates from around the world gathered in Brussels for a 3 day conference which established an international office for Pirate parties around the world. As we celebrate our birthday, we’re reminded of the collective strength of our global movement. Over the years, PPI has grown into a vibrant community with members in over 40 countries. We are intercontinental. We are recognized by the UN. We have helped members get elected to parliaments in numerous countries. We are represent an international voice advocating for digital freedom, transparency, …

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April 2025 Meeting Announcements

Ahoy Pirates, Our next PPI board meeting will take place on 22.04.2025 at 14:00 UTC / 16:00 CEST. All official PPI proceedings, Board meetings included, are open to the public. Feel free to stop by. We’ll be happy to have you. Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board Agenda: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/agendadrafts-t42k09h We will also have a SCENE and other working groups meeting on 08.04.2025 at 19:00 UTC / 21:00 CEST. Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board All of our meetings are posted to our calendar: https://pp-international.net/calendar/ We look forward to seeing visitors. Thank you for your support, The Board of PPI

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