WHO WE ARE

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PIRATES IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Since 2009, Pirate Party MEPs have been part of the European Parliament with the Greens/EFA group. In the current term, Marcel Kolaja, Markéta Gregorová, Mikuláš Peksa (Czechia), and Patrick Breyer (Germany) represent them in Brussels and Strasbourg.

They advocate for civil rights, direct democracy, transparency, and protecting digital rights online. Their principles include promoting innovation, open-source software, knowledge sharing, privacy, free speech, and opposing mass surveillance, censorship, and Big Tech monopolies.

PRESS WORK
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Press release |

Greens/EFA secure encryption and effective child protection in CSA Regulation

MEPs agreed to completely overhaul the European Commission’s initial proposal, which intended indiscriminate mass surveillance of EU citizens’ private electronic communication, aka “Chat Control”. The Greens/EFA were able to achieve fundamental improvements in key areas, such as better child protection with only targeted and suspicion-bas…
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A roadside sign welcomes travellers arriving in the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
Press release |

The European Parliament condemns the attack on Nagorno-Karabakh

Members of the European Parliament will adopt a resolution on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. In the resolution, the MEPs strongly condemn the new offensive by autocratic Azerbaijan on the Nagorno-Karabakh province.
OPINIONS
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Opinion |

How the EU Digital Services Act can help fight disinformation online

Patrick Breyer
Opinion by Patrick Breyer
Disinformation is a powerful weapon in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Patrick Breyer MEP explains how the EU’s Digital Services Act plays an important role in the fight against disinformation.
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Opinion |

Why we must stop biometric surveillance in the EU

Patrick Breyer
Opinion by Patrick Breyer
EDRi (the European Digital Rights network) has launched a European Citizen's Initiative calling for a ban on the use of biometric mass surveillance in public spaces. How could these technologies affect the lives of everyday people?
STUDIES, NEWS, ...
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The digital person
Study |

Investigating users’ attitudes on electronic health data sharing

A new report commissioned by Greens/EFA takes a closer look at the European Health Data Space and analyses users’ attitudes on sharing electronic health data as part of the proposed EHDS Regulation. The findings need to be taken into account by the co-legislators working on the EHDS Regulation.
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Letter |

Vote to stop a future of biometric mass surveillance in Europe!

41 MEPs from different political groups call the French Parliament to stop an unprecedented planned automated mass surveillance of citizens’ behaviour in public using artificial intelligence. This call comes ahead of the vote on planned legislation for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Our MEPs

Patrick Breyer
Patrick Breyer
Member
Markéta Gregorová
Markéta Gregorová
Member
Marcel Kolaja
Marcel Kolaja
EP Quaestor, Member
Mikuláš Peksa
Mikuláš Peksa
Member

Our Staff

Mattias Bjärnemalm
Mattias Bjärnemalm
Network officer (Pirates)
Tomáš Polák
Tomáš Polák
PR political expert (Pirates)
Nikolaus Riss
Nikolaus Riss
PR political expert (Pirates)

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