Category: Press Releases

Sep 25

The Rethymno Declaration

  • 25.09.2025

Will be published in the relevant section, along with our other ideological documents. Posted here for publicity reasons and as a courtesy to fellow Pirates.

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For a New Pirate Movement – Political, Ideological, and Programmatic Declaration of the Pirate Party of Greece

Rethymno, June 2025

We are living in extremely dark times. The hardcore far-right marches on incessantly, fueled by vast amounts of money offered to it by neo-fascist multi-billionaire oligarchs, hell-bent on undoing all political and social progress that took place since the Enlightenment. To propagandize their ideology, they have leveraged eager scribes in their corporate media, flanked by much-advertised think tanks that operate on dark money and plant their pundits in the largest universities. A further, more recent, addition to this crowd is a host of various depraved influencers, who preach hate and misanthropy. The imposition of neo-fascist rhetoric as the only acceptable frame for public speech is overseen by Gauleiter in the monopolistic social networks and each nation’s judiciary.

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Aug 12

The Pirate Party of Greece officially adopts the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism

  • 12.08.2025

Composite image displaying the emblem of the Pirate Party of Greece on the left and the logo of the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) on the right.

The Pirate Party of Greece (PPGR), true to the Pirate Ideology’s principles, recognizes the need to clearly and unequivocally fight and condemn antisemitism. Antisemitism has been the basis for many centuries of brutal discrimination and murderous persecution against the Jews, which peaked with the Holocaust.  

In our Statutes,[1] we explicitly and unequivocally declare our dedication to the protection of human rights for all, without exceptions and/or conditions – regardless of race, religion, origin, gender identity-expression etc., exactly as dictated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the UN General Assembly and by the European Convention on Human rights. Our stance is reaffirmed in our other fundamental texts: our Founding Declaration,[2] our Prinicples,[3] and the Rethymno Declaration.[4]

We incorporate our fight against antisemitism in our general fight against racism. If humankind must learn one thing from the Holocaust and all other genocides is that “Never Again” must mean “Never Again for Anyone”. To us, human rights are universal, inalienable, and cannot be subject to negotiations. Thus, we are not going to treat the fight against antisemitism as incompatible with, or as competitive to the fight for the rights of the Palestinian people – or any other people. 

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.pirateparty.gr/2025/08/ppgr-officially-adopts-jerusalem-declaration-antisemitism/

Jul 10

Anti-Choice “Loopholes” in Medical Codes of Ethics: The Case of Greece and Our Position

  • 10.07.2025

This Press Release is an adaptation from the Greek-language original, published on 17.04.2025.

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The Greek Medical Code of Ethics (Law 3481/2005)[1] has several deeply problematic provisions which prioritize a doctor’s “conscience” (i.e. the doctor’s religious beliefs) over the patient’s rights, and especially the rights of women and LGBTQI+ persons. We quote and explain these provisions below, translated by our team: 

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Jun 12

Pirate Party of Greece 12th Congress – Decisions – Resignation from European Pirate Party and Pirate Parties International

  • 12.06.2025

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On Sunday 01.06.2025, the 12th Congress of the Pirate Party of Greece (PPGR) took place, entirely via video teleconference (VTC). This Congress was destined to be crucial, as the party’s Body of Members was called upon to decide on subjects pertaining not only to typical procedural formalities, but also the party’s political and ideological identity. Specifically:
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