[pp.int.general] Pirate Party joins green group in Strasbourg

[Mårten Fjällström]

On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:09:40 +0200, Rodrigo Pereira <rodripe at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> But what is the opinion of voters in piratpartiet?

The news appear to have been well received over all. Strong negative  
reactions comes mainly from members of parties in ALDE and GUE/NGL that  
would have wished for PPSE to join their group instead.

> The voters aproved such alliances?
> What is written in the piratpartiet program about political alliances?

PPSE was very clear in the campaign that it would join a political group  
based on post-election discussions with the groups, and that it would  
follow that groups recomendations when it comes to voting on issues  
outside of the PPSE platform. Greens were frequently mentioned as a likely  
group, also mentioned was ALDE and to a lesser extent GUE/NGL.

This caused quite a bit of debate in the media so it can safely be assumed  
to have been known by the voters, and those voting PPSE can be seen as  
approving that strategy.

Piratpartiet has a general approach of being willing to deal support in  
non-core issues for support in core issues, in fact this is the central  
piece in our tip-of-the-scales strategy for obtaining influence in our  
national parliament.

> What are the conditions?
Christian Engström joins the group but the PPSE does not join the Green  
european party.
The Green group will finance a new assistant working on information  
policy, Christian Engström will be given much influence on the appointment  
of this assistant.
Christian Engström will get a seat on a relevant committe within the EP,  
exactly which one will be decided in mutual discussion within the group,  
but LIBE looks like a likely bet.

That Christian Engström will in general follow the group recomendation  
when it comes to voting on issues outside PPSEs platform, has been clearly  
communicated in discussions with the various groups.

Regards
Mårten Fjällström
Party secreterary PPSE


>
> 2009/6/25 Alex Foti <alex.foti at gmail.com>
>
>> out of the sheer pressure coming the only group on left that has seen
>> its seats increase, and because greens now have to make net freedom a
>> central thrust of their european policy or else.
>>
>> best green (and pink and black) pirate ciaos,
>>
>> lx
>>
>> On 6/25/09, Percy Hatcherson <despero at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I think it's a good thing that Christian Engström is joining the  
>> Greens /
>> > EFA Group. Why do you think it is a smart move in particular, though,  
>> for
>> > financial reasons or other? I'm just curious. Why do you think  
>> progress
>> is
>> > likely to be much easier in the coming five years?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Alex Foti <alex.foti at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > i learn from social media that the Swedish Pirate Party  
>> representative
>> > > (and future second representative, if Lisbon comes into force) has
>> > > decided to join the Green Group in the European Parliament. I  
>> consider
>> > > it a smart move, and not only for financial reasons: progress toward
>> > > digital libertarianism in europe is likely to be much easier over  
>> the
>> > > next five years.
>> > >
>> > > best ciaos,
>> > >
>> > > lx
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