[pp.int.general] Political Party X (was: Uppsala Declaration)

[Anton Tamminen]

This EP group topic is apparently a matter that requires more elaborate 
discussion, perhaps not very suitable for this mailing list. It is good 
that people reacted on this, because it shows that there is disagreement 
we need to work on. Amelia and Carlos both have points albeit from 
different perspectives which to me seem geo-political, and I think this 
discussion can't continue in a constructive manner until we evaluate the 
technicialities of the European Parliament in a more elaborate way, 
preferably in a larger group, as well as consider the differences 
between the national politics in different countries. During the 
conference, I was surprised of the multitude of such differences within 
the EU. My impression is that Swedish national politics work differently 
than for eg. Finnish or Spanish, so we need to consider things from a 
broader perspective.

About the other propositions to the document that were presented: During 
the conference, I tried to retain a more deletionist than inclusionist 
stance, to make sure the document would not be in conflict with possible 
local issues and interpretations, and I think most of us followed the 
same rule.

Although I am uncertain of the exact motives of the Swedish Pirate Party 
on this 'declaration', I personally don't think it should be given that 
much weight. I view it as a means of getting media attention, at most.

-- 
Anton Tamminen
International Secretary, Member of the Board
Piraattipuolue - The Pirate Party, Finland
http://www.piraattipuolue.fi