Source: National Cyber Security - Produced By Gregory Evans
(PRAGUE) – Members of pirate parties from over 20 countries met Saturday in Prague to draw up a united campaign so as to win more seats in the European parliament during the 2014 elections. “The Prague conference is the first step in the joint campaign for the 2014 elections to the European Parliament,” deputy head of the Czech Pirate Party Mikulas Ferjencik told AFP. “Key issues for the pirate parties are transparency, an open state and better communication with the citizens,” he said, adding the pirate movement would have a common programme. During the two-day meeting, 200 representatives of Pirate Parties International (PPI) would look at ways to increase their representation in the European parliament from the two seats held currently by Amelia Andersdotter and Christian Engstroem from Sweden. Founded in 2010, the PPI is a non-governmental organisation uniting pirate parties worldwide including the first one established in Sweden in 2006. The movement seeks free and equal access for all to culture, education and information, and is pushing for a reform of copyright rules. “The aim of this discussion is to find out how to approach the European campaign together,” said Pierre Magnin, who heads the Pirate Party of the [...]
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