About the PPI

Pirate Parties International (PPI) is a not for profit international non governmental organisation with its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Formed in 2010 it serves as a worldwide organisation for Pirate Parties, currently representing members from 43 countries. The Pirate Parties are political incarnations of the freedom of expression movement, trying to achieve their goals by the means of the established political system rather than through activism.

The PPI advocate on the international level for the promotion of the goals its members share such as protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the digital age, consumer and authors rights-oriented reform of copyright and related rights, support for information privacy, transparency and free access to information.

The name "Pirates" itself is a reappropriation of the title that was given to Internet users by the representatives of the music and film industries, and do not refer to any illegal activity.

Members

Ordinary

The ordinary members of the PPI are the Pirate Parties from:

 Australia

 Austria

 Belarus

 Belgium

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Brazil

 Bulgaria

 Canada

 Croatia

 Czech Republic

 Denmark

 Estonia

 Finland

 France

 Germany

 Greece

 Hungary

 Iceland

 Israel

 Italy

 Japan

 Kazakhstan

 Latvia

 Luxembourg

 Morocco

 Netherlands

 New Zealand

 Norway

 Poland

 Portugal

 Republic of Korea

 Romania

 Russia

 Serbia

 Slovakia

 Slovenia

 Spain

 Spain :: Catalonia

 Switzerland

 Tunisia

 Turkey

 Ukraine

 United Kingdom

Observer

The observer members of the PPI are:

Pirate Party of Florida
Pirate Party of Bavaria
Pirate Party of Catalonia
Pirate Party of Hesse
Pirates without Borders
Pirate Party of Lower Saxony
Young Pirates of Germany
Best Party Iceland (Besti Flokkurinn)
Pirate Party of La Rioja (Spain)
Pirate Party of Sweden (Piratpartiet)
Young Pirates Sweden (Ung Pirat)
Pirate Party of Tyrol (Austria)

Board

The PPI is managed by the board, which meets regularly to discuss the internal running of the organization and interacts with individual Pirate Parties and other organizations. The PPI operates a mailing list, which can be joined or publicly viewed here.

The board can be contacted by e-mail (board (at) pp-international.net).

• Co-Chairman Maša Čorak (PP-HR)
• Co-Chairman Koen De Voegt (PP-BE)
• Treasurer to be elected among the board members
• Chief Administration Officer to be elected among the board members
• Board member Gregory Engels (PP-DE)
• Board member Thomas Gaul (PP-DE)
• Board member Anders Kleppe (PP-NO)
• Board member Bastian Krone (PP-DE)
• Board member Stathis Leivaditis (PP-GR)
• Alternate Board member Marco Confalonieri (PP-IT)
• Alternate Board member Yasin Aidin (PP-TR)
• Alternate Board member Min Chiaki (PP-JP)
• Alternate Board member Chemseddine Ben Jemaa (PP-TN)

More information on the team and the minutes of the board meetings can be found in wiki.

Statutes

The Statutes of Pirate Parties International can be viewed here

Resolutions

The Pirate Parties International have issued political resolutions, that can be viewed in our wiki