The prime minister of Croatia, officially the president of the government of the Republic of Croatia, is Croatia's head of government, and is de facto the most powerful and influential state officeholder in the Croatian system of government. Following the first-time establishment of the office in 1945, the 1990–2000 semi-presidential period is the only exception where the president of Croatia held de facto executive authority. In the formal Croatian order of precedence, however, the position of prime minister is the third highest state office, after the president of the Republic and the speaker of the Parliament.
Piratbyrån was a Swedish think tank established to support the free sharing of information, culture, and intellectual property. Piratbyrån provided a counterpoint to lobby groups such as the Swedish Anti-Piracy Bureau.
The Pirate Party is a political party in Sweden founded in 2006. Its sudden popularity has given rise to parties with the same name and similar goals across Europe and worldwide, forming the International Pirate Party movement.
Steal This Film is a film series documenting the movement against intellectual property directed by Jamie King, produced by The League of Noble Peers and released via the BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol.
The Pirate Party is a Pirate Party in Finland that was registered as a political party from 2009 to 2023. The group currently has around 173 paying members. The chairman of the party is Pekka Mustonen. The party is a member of Pirate Parties International and European Pirate Party.
The Pirate Party Germany, commonly known as Pirates, is a political party in Germany founded in September 2006 at c-base. It states general agreement with the Swedish Piratpartiet as a party of the information society; it is part of the international movement of pirate parties and a member of the Pirate Parties International.
The Czech Pirate Party often known simply as the Pirates is a liberal progressive political party in the Czech Republic, founded in 2009. The party was founded as a student-driven grassroots movement campaigning for political transparency, civil rights and direct democracy.
Pirate Party Australia is a political party in Australia that had traditionally represented civil liberty issues, but had also expanded into more traditional areas of policy. It was a Pirate Party which was based on the Pirate Party of Sweden, and continued to develop a comprehensive policy platform since its formation based on the Pirate ethos.
The Pirate Party is a political party in the Netherlands, formed in 2006 but not officially registered until 10 March 2010. The party is based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party.
Pirate Parties International (PPI) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Formed in 2010, it serves as a worldwide organization for Pirate Parties, currently representing 39 members from 36 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Australasia. 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 just through activism. In 2017, PPI had been granted special consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
The Pirate Party of Ukraine is a political party in Ukraine. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports reform of copyright law, the abolition of patents, and respect for privacy. The party was not a founding member of Pirate Parties International but it joined them in April 2013. As of August 2013 the party is not officially registered as such by the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice.
Pirate Party is a label adopted by various political parties worlwide, characterized by a set of values and policies focused on civil rights, digital rights, internet freedom, and the promotion of inclusive, unrestricted innovation. At the heart of these positions is the defense of free access to and sharing of knowledge, opposition to intellectual monopolies, and the commitment to a digital governance that fosters direct and participatory democracy including e-democracy. Pirate parties advocate for reforming copyright and patent laws, aiming to make them more flexible and open in order to foster innovation and creativity while combating monopolists that profit from the restrictions imposed by the patent system. These parties are also strong proponents of free and open-source software, free sharing of content and knowledge, as well as the protection of individual privacy and information security, both online and offline. Furthermore, Pirate parties emphasize transparency, freedom of information, free speech, anti-corruption measures. Defending net neutrality is another key pillar, as is focusing on the protection of digital infrastructure from cyberattacks (cybersecurity). In contrast to many traditional political positions, Pirate parties reject the notion of cyber sovereignty, advocating instead an approach based on the free flow of information and the reduction of digital barriers between countries and reduce the influence of centralized entities. In this context, they promote a collaborative approach, which sees technological innovation as a global common good that should be accessible to all, free from government restrictions or interference from centralized actors, including Big Tech. They are also advocates of decentralized technologies and platforms such as blockchain and peer-to-peer networks, promoting forms of self-regulation in cyberspaces. These parties strongly defend strong encryption and anonymity as essential tools to protect personal data and privacy against mass surveillance, censorship, and the abuse of power by large tech companies. Protecting individual freedom is at the core of their political agenda, seen as a bulwark against the growing power of corporations and governments in controlling information and digital autonomy.
Pirate Party of Slovenia is a political party in Slovenia. The party was officially registered on 17 October 2012 in Ljubljana.
The Pirate Party of Greece is a political party in Greece. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports reform of copyright law, the abolition of patents, and respect for privacy.
The Pirate Party is a small political party in Tunisia which was formed on 7 April 2012. It is the second Pirate party in Tunisia after the Tunisian Pirate Party.
Andrej Plenković is a Croatian politician serving as the prime minister of Croatia since October 2016. He was previously one of eleven Croatian members of the European Parliament, serving from Croatia's accession to the European Union in 2013 until his resignation as MEP when he took office as prime minister. Plenković has also been serving as the president of the Croatian Democratic Union since 2016.
The Pirates Center of Belarus is a community of people who support freedom of knowledge, reform of copyright, privacy of personal information and transparent government.
The European Pirates (PIRATES) or European Pirate Party (PPEU) is a pirate European political alliance. Despite its organisation and sometimes being referred to as a "European party" or "transnational party", the European Pirate Party does not meet the requirements to register as a European political party.
Andrew Norton is a British roboticist, politician and researcher. He is a former Coordinator of Pirate Parties International, a previous Chairman of the United States Pirate Party and a previous Chairman of the Board for Pirate Party UK.
