The top three for the European elections (from left): Julia Reda, Fotios Amanatides und Anke Domscheit-Berg
[Michael Millar]
SUMMARY: The German Pirate Party held its first national convention of the year, choosing their top three candidates to enter the European Parliament. They need 3% of the vote in May’s elections to have representation there. The party achieved 2.2% of the vote in the German general elections in September. One of their key policies is for a Europe-wide unconditional basic income.
Language: German
Kay-Alexander Scholz, “Piraten wollen ins Europa-Parlament [Pirates want into the European Parliament]”, Deutsche Welle, January 5 2014
