European Commission asked to confirm that Germany cannot ratify UPCA in its current form | Lexology [external link]
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Karlsruhe vs. Luxembourg: Resolving the clash of courts | EURACTIV [extern]
Following the row between the ECJ and Germany’s Constitutional Court, Europe need to develop mechanisms to avoid a repeat of such conflicting judgements between top courts, argues Patrick Breyer.
EU internet law: MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) presents plan against surveillance capitalism, internet censorship and fake news online
As rapporteur of the Legal Affairs Committee, MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) has presented a 6 points plan to regulate digital services such as Facebook, which aims to tackle surveillance capitalism, …
One year in the European Parliament. Thank you! | Pirate Party [extern]
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 …