[pp.int.general] Pirate Party of Europe Task Force

[Gregory Engels]

Hi Peter,
On 05.06.2010, at 19:10, Peter Reineke wrote:

> Hi
>
> I noticed the plans for an European PP Task force.
>>
>> This task force has the aim of preparing the foundation of the
>> European Pirate Party. ...
>
> I question whether it is worth it building a beaurocratic framework  
> for
> European piracy. What is the goal of this?

I think you got a wrong impression from the aims of such an TF. It
has not a goal of building a bureaucratic framework, but rather
to organize the relevant people into a communication structure.

> It is unlikely that any party other than the Swedish will have MEPs in
> the EP until 2014. Further policy making is still to be done by the
> national parties, so I fail to see any immediate need for an European
> Pirate Party.

indeed, but there is a long term preparation needed for setting up
a coordinating common plant for the next eu elections. Also, there
is a theoretical chance of pirate parties in 7 eu-countries getting
their representatives elected into national or regional parliaments
earlier than 2014. This would also make an european pirate
party eligible for foundation and european funding. Since this can
happen unexpected, it is better to have some people prepared.

>
> On the other hand there would be immediate benefit, if we had a loose
> pool of people actually working on EU issues.
> The task force to me seems like another possibility to waste energy in
> meta-politics, instead of attacking the real issues going on in the
> European lawmaking.

I have been approached by a group of german pirates who was
about to set up such an preparation committee all by themselves.
I argued, that by putting such a task force under the PPI brand, it
would easier reach the pirates in other countries and better coordinate
the efforts.

Working with Europe issues is a complicated and far fetched matters.
I absolutely agree, that we need more experts on european lawmaking
and policy. Luckily, my Co-Chairman is a student of european law ;-)
but this is of cause not sufficient for us to get in the game.

> I think that very few pirates in the different parties are experts for
> European politics. But we need experts, so anyone interested in EU
> politics should use his time on becoming an expert instead of creating
> another governing body.

As i said, i think, you have a wrong impression, of what the focus of
the Task Force is. In my experience the best way in becoming an expert
in a given matter is to get yourself surrounded with people who are
sharing your goals and also who already have achieved expertise.
I think that the PP-EU task force can provide for both goals, if there  
are
enough people to join it.

best regards,

Gregory Engels

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