# European Pirate Party

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.
The European Pirates were founded on 21 March 2014 at the European Parliament in Brussels in the context of a conference on "European Internet Governance and Beyond", and consists of pirate parties of European countries. The parties cooperated to run a joint campaign for the 2014 European Parliament elections.
The founding meeting elected Amelia Andersdotter, Swedish Member of the European Parliament for Piratpartiet, as the first chairperson. The party's members elected to the European Parliament are in The Greens–European Free Alliance.
In November 2020, a new board was elected. Mikuláš Peksa was confirmed as a chairperson, Florie Marie (France) and Katla Hólm Vilbergs Þórhildardóttir (Iceland) were elected as chairperson. Alessandro Ciofini (Italy), Lukáš Doležal, Jan Mareš (both Czech Republic) and Mia Utz, Oliver Herzig (both Germany) were elected as ordinary members of the board.

## Member parties

| Country | Political party | MEPs | National MPs | National MPs |
| Country | Political party | MEPs | Chamber | Members |
| Austria | Pirate Party of Austria | 0 / 18 | Federal Council | 0 / 61 |
| Austria | Pirate Party of Austria | 0 / 18 | National Council | 0 / 183 |
| Czech Republic | Czech Pirate Party | 1 / 21 | Senate | 1 / 81 |
| Czech Republic | Czech Pirate Party | 1 / 21 | Chamber of Deputies | 4 / 200 |
| Estonia | Estonian Pirate Party | 0 / 7 | Riigikogu | 0 / 101 |
| Finland | Pirate Party | 0 / 13 | Parliament of Finland | 0 / 200 |
| France | Pirate Party | 0 / 74 | Senate | 0 / 348 |
| France | Pirate Party | 0 / 74 | National Assembly | 0 / 577 |
| Germany | Pirate Party Germany | 0 / 96 | Bundesrat | 0 / 69 |
| Germany | Pirate Party Germany | 0 / 96 | Bundestag | 0 / 735 |
| Greece | Pirate Party of Greece | 0 / 21 | Hellenic Parliament | 0 / 300 |
| Iceland | Pirate Party | Not in the EU | Althing | 0 / 63 |
| Italy | Italian Pirate Party | 0 / 73 | Senate | 0 / 206 |
| Italy | Italian Pirate Party | 0 / 73 | Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 400 |
| Luxembourg | Pirate Party Luxembourg | 0 / 6 | Chamber of Deputies | 3 / 60 |
| Netherlands | Pirate Party | 0 / 29 | Senate | 0 / 75 |
| Netherlands | Pirate Party | 0 / 29 | House of Representatives | 0 / 150 |
| Norway | Pirate Party of Norway | Not in the EU | Storting | 0 / 169 |
| Poland | Polish Pirate Party | 0 / 51 | Senate | 0 / 100 |
| Poland | Polish Pirate Party | 0 / 51 | Sejm | 0 / 460 |
| Slovakia | Pirate Party Slovakia | 0 / 14 | National Council of Slovakia | 0 / 150 |
| Slovenia | Pirate Party of Slovenia | 0 / 8 | National Council | 0 / 40 |
| Slovenia | Pirate Party of Slovenia | 0 / 8 | National Assembly | 0 / 90 |
| Spain | Pirate Confederation | 0 / 54 | Senate of Spain | 0 / 265 |
| Spain | Pirate Confederation | 0 / 54 | Congress of Deputies | 0 / 350 |
| Spain | Pirates of Catalonia | 0 / 54 | Senate of Spain | 0 / 265 |
| Spain | Pirates of Catalonia | 0 / 54 | Congress of Deputies | 0 / 350 |
| Sweden | Pirate Party | 0 / 20 | Riksdag | 0 / 349 |
| Switzerland | Pirate Party Switzerland | Not in the EU | Council of States | 0 / 46 |
| Switzerland | Pirate Party Switzerland | Not in the EU | National Council | 0 / 200 |

## Observer parties

| Country/region | Party |
| Bavaria | Pirate Party of Bavaria |
| Belgium | Pirate Party of Belgium |
| Brandenburg | Pirate Party Brandenburg |
| Europe | Young Pirates of Europe |
| Europe | Pirate group in the European Parliament |
| Serbia | Pirate Party of Serbia |
| Japan | Pirate Party Japan (日本海賊党) |
| Potsdam | Pirate Party of Potsdam |
| World | Pirate Parties International |
| Hungary | Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party |

## Former members

| Country/region | Party |
| Croatia | Pirate Party |
| Romania | Pirate Party Romania |