Pirate Party teams with the Greens
The Greens/EFA Group and Swedish Pirate Party have confirmed elected Pirate Party MEP Christian Engström will join the Greens/EFA Group for the upcoming European Parliament legislature, says a press statement , going on: “”The Greens/EFA Group is delighted to welcome the Swedish Pirate Party, which shares our principles and values in defending internet users’ rights. Christian Engström will have an independent status within our group and he has indicated he will support the Greens/EFA position in areas where the Pirate Party has no agenda.” “We feel that we have the best opportunity to achieve results for our policies regarding the knowledge society and privacy issues through the Green group,” The Local has Pirate Party founder and leader Rick Falkvinge saying. “Falkvinge’s party achieved surprisingly strong results in the European Parliamentary elections held earlier this month, receiving 7.1 percent of the vote – enough to earn it one of Sweden’s 18 allotted seats,” it adds.
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Pirate Party teams with the Greens
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