SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 25, 2012
Germany's Pirate Party has gone from a tiny group of hackers to a significant force in an astoundingly short amount of time. Its growing pains are obvious to all, but the party could succeed in fundamentally changing German politics. First it must agree on what it stands for. By Sven Becker, Dirk Kurbjuweit, Peter Müller, Marcel Rosenbach and Merlind Theile more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 23, 2012
A senior member of Germany's Pirate Party has provoked fierce criticism by likening its rapid rise to that of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP party. Martin Delius, floor leader in the Berlin city-state parliament, has apologized for his remark, which has heightened concern that the free-speech party is too lax in its stance towards the far right. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 20, 2012
In a SPIEGEL interview, German pop star Jan Delay and Christopher Lauer, a Pirate Party member of the Berlin state parliament, debate the value of art in the digital age and whether music and movies should be made available for free download on the Internet. By Thomas Hüetlin and Philipp Oehmke more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 20, 2012
The rise of the Pirate Party has been swift and virtually without opposition, but resistance is now emerging. Writers and musicians have a problem with the Internet-freedom party's approach to intellectual property. By Sven Becker, Jan Fleischhauer and Rene Pfister more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 19, 2012
Dancing can get you in trouble in Germany. Laws on the books prohibit the practice on certain religious holidays -- and the bans are taken seriously. But this week Bavaria moved to weaken its law and a Cologne dance-in was allowed to go ahead on Good Friday. Religious leaders are concerned. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 16, 2012
The surprise success of the German Pirate Party is fuelling a pan-European trend. Pirates from 20 countries gathered in Prague over the weekend to cement an international network -- but they are still a long way off from establishing a Europe-wide party. By Annett Meiritz in Prague more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 16, 2012
For decades, Nobel laureate Günter Grass has supported Germany's Social Democrats on the campaign trail. Despite massive critique of the author's recent poem about Israel, SPD head Sigmar Gabriel defends Grass in an interview with SPIEGEL. He also says that the Pirate Party still has a lot to learn. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 11, 2012
German engineering giant Siemens and a spinoff company allegedly sold surveillance technology to the Syrian regime, according to a German television report. The government could be using the equipment to crack down on opposition supporters, human rights activists warn. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 10, 2012
Germany's Pirate Party may still be hammering out their platform, but that doesn't seem to bother voters. Riding a wave of new popularity following a recent state election success, the Internet freedom advocates have gained record support in a national poll. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 28, 2012
Germany's political establishment doesn't know how to react to the Pirate Party, which now has seats in two state parliaments and owns the debate on Internet issues. But although the party's radical experiments in transparency and participation may have caught its rivals off guard, its no-holds-barred debating culture can also backfire. By SPIEGEL Staff
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