Category: European Parliament
Pirates: The “Next Generation EU” plan is going in the right direction, could be better in certain details
Brussels, 27/5/2020 – The European Commission unveiled the Next Generation EU Plan today in order to get things back in order as quickly as possible.
Marcel Kolaja, head of the Pirate …
2 years of the General Data Protection Regulation: Pirates demand more consistent enforcement
Brussels, 25 May 2020 – On the second anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect, MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) draws a positive conclusion overall, but demands …
French law on hate speech threatens freedom of expression and digital services
While the European Union is on the verge of getting the future Internet regulation underway with a law on digital services, France is taking a dangerous solo effort: Yesterday the so-called …
MEP Patrick Breyer: Protect us, do not trace us!
This morning the EU Parliament debated the use of contact tracing apps in the fight against the corona virus. These apps should be a “key part” of the return to normality …
Stop biometric mass surveillance now!
Pirate Party and Greens/EFA Member of the European Parliament Patrick Breyer supports today’s call by 44 civil society organisations on EU bodies and EU Member States to …
MEPs Against UK’s Post-Brexit Participation in Fingerprint Data Exchange Scheme | SchengenVisaInfo [extern]
European Union Members of Parliament have once again raised their voices against the participation of the United Kingdom in the EU’s fingerprint data exchange scheme after the UK is officially a …
Automated exchange of fingerprint data with Great Britain rejected
The Committee on Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament today rejected an automated exchange of fingerprint data with the United Kingdom.
MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) is pleased with the …
False commentary and blinkered perspectives hampering TCO progress | EURACTIV [extern]
False commentary and blinkered perspectives hampering TCO progress EURACTIV
Facilitated entry from Belarus to EU: support freedom!
Today, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the facilitation of the issuance …