@Lilleman: Oh, they're stealing time from everyone. Not only the Pirate Party is affected but also 15 other MEPs who are affected. I say 15 since, since there's 18 Lisbon MEPs in total AND France, especially Sarkoszy, are tampering with the process. As far as I understand he's trying to get a conservative into the European parliament who's not suppose to be there. It's highly irregular and especially ugly. The space is apparently otherwise reserved for a green MEP, so the Green group in EP are outraged, and most democratically minded people in Europe are outraged.
The Spanish presidency are prioritising this issue since Spain gains four extra MEPs with Lisbon. The Swedish government seems currently not to be prioritising the issue, but it's possible we could change that if we lobby them appropriately.
I'm running a bit low on cash, so it's going to be difficult for me to... continue working for any longer period of time. Gah.
@Lilleman: Oh, they're stealing time from everyone. Not only the Pirate Party is affected but also 15 other MEPs who are affected. I say 15 since, since there's 18 Lisbon MEPs in total AND France, especially Sarkoszy, are tampering with the process. As far as I understand he's trying to get a conservative into the European parliament who's not suppose to be there. It's highly irregular and especially ugly. The space is apparently otherwise reserved for a green MEP, so the Green group in EP are outraged, and most democratically minded people in Europe are outraged.
The Spanish presidency are prioritising this issue since Spain gains four extra MEPs with Lisbon. The Swedish government seems currently not to be prioritising the issue, but it's possible we could change that if we lobby them appropriately.
I'm running a bit low on cash, so it's going to be difficult for me to... continue working for any longer period of time. Gah.