Meet Amelia Andersdotter, Pirate Party MEP

Sat,07 Nov 2009 07:24 GMT -4:00 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/30657

- As of  December 1 Amelia Andersdotter  will become Europe’s youngest MEP, and the second for the Swedish wing of the Pirate Party — Piratpartiet, locally — the world’s first and only global political organisation.

She says on her website posted, obviously, before she was named as an MEP  »»»

My name is Amelia Andersdotter and I am 21 years old. I study Economics and Spanish at Lund University in southern Sweden. I am one of the top candidates in the 2009 European Parliament elections for Piratpartiet (the Swedish Pirate Party).

My political ambitions include a thorough revision and change of the copyright legislation, a complete removal of the patent system and a more balanced approach to security, safety and the market versus privacy, where the latter in particular needs to be taken much more into consideration.

I believe in strong civil rights, even in a digital environment.

I have been working toward this end for some three years, beginning in the spring of 2006.

During that period of time I have managed to take an active part in the development of Ung Pirat, the political youth organisation associated with Piratpartiet.

I have also taken an active role in the development of the party’s European political programme and the co-operation between Pirate Parties and Young Pirates organisations in Europe and around the world.

We’ll stay tuned, Amelia.

Good luck.

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November, 2009




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