During the weekend of the 16 and 17 March 2013 the Pirate Party of Croatia (PP-HR) hosted a European Pirate conference. This is part of a process started on 15 April 2012 during the Pirate Parties International (PPI) annual General Assembly. The goal is to have a common election program and to coordinate cooperation between the different national Pirate Parties and their MEPs.
During the first week-end of February, the Statutes Group of the PPEU project had a meeting in Paris. About thirty pirates from a dozen Pirate Parties were physically present, while others followed the debates remotely from Mumble.
In mid-November 2012, around fifty Young Pirates came to the Swedish town of Norrköping for a two-day political conference with focus on mental health and labour market politics. The purpose of the conference was to stimulate discussion and debate among the members, and to encourage and motivate members to develop politics in these areas. Apart from the discussions, the conference also saw four different speakers.
The Pirate Party UK had a lot on their plate for their conference last weekend. On Saturday, around 15 pirates enjoyed a sightseeing tour with lots of socialising and had the opportunity to visit a gig the conference organizers arranged in South London, where pirates celebrated into the morning hours. Nevertheless, most of them were up early enough to join the discussions at the “PirateCon […]
The coming weekend, spent in London, will have a double bonus. On Saturday, UK pirates are inviting pirates from all over the world for an international, informal meetup: A sightseeing tour through London, with frequent stops in pubs for lots of socializing with lots of nice people, is waiting. More information is available on the meetup website. The meeting and tour are free of charge, […]
On this weekend there will be an international pirate conference in Barcelona. Apart from the final discussion and drafting of statutes for founding of a European Pirate Party there is also a panel planned on broader, more general topics. Pirate Times was able to ask Muriel Rovira Esteva, international coordinator from the Catalonian Pirate Party, a few questions. Pirate Times: Muriel, thank you for your […]