Members of the PPI

The procedure to become member of the PPI is explained on the Membership application page. The history of membership can be found on separate page.

Ordinary members

Statutes:

IV. Ordinary Members

(1) The Ordinary Members are the founding Members and those accepted by the General Assembly according to section III, paragraph (4). To Ordinary Membership are eligible Members that

a) adhere to these statutes and the goals of the association as laid down by these statutes,

b) use the inflection of the word Pirate in their name, and

c) have an inner order based on democratic principles.

(2) There can be multiple Ordinary Members per sovereign state. In this case, the voting power of this sovereign state is split between these Members.

Current Ordinary members of the Pirate Parties International are:

1. Pirate Party Australia
2. Pirate Party of Belgium
3. Pirate Party of Brazil
4. Pirate Party of Catalonia
5. Pirate Party of Chile
6. Czech Pirate Party
7. Estonian Pirate Party
8. Pirate Party Germany
9. Pirate Party of Hungary
10. Pirate Party of Israel
11. Pirate Party of Italy
12. Pirate Party Luxembourg
13. Pirate Party of Netherlands
14. Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote; vote shared with IP New Zealand)
15. Internet Party New Zealand (1/2 vote; vote shared with PP New Zealand)
16. Pirate Party of Norway
17. Polish Pirate Party
18. Pirate Party of Portugal
19. Pirate Party of Russia
20. Pirate Party of Serbia
21. Pirate Party - Slovakia (1/2 vote; vote shared with the other Slovakia)
22. Pirate Party Switzerland
23. Pirate Party of Tunisia
24. Pirate Party of Turkey (1/2 vote; vote shared with new Pirate Party Turkey)
25. Pirate Party Turkey (1/2 vote; vote shared with old Pirate Party of Turkey)
26. Ukrainian Pirate Community
27. United States Pirate Party
28. Pirate Party of Venezuela

Former ordinary members

• Pirate Party of Ireland - was a founding Member of PPI, dissolved in March 2011 and was declared a non member by the CoA in June 2012.
• Icelandic Pirate Party - PP-IS left PPI in May 2015
• Pirate Party Canada - PP-CA left PPI on July, 24th 2016
• Pirate Party of Denmark - dissolved in 2017
• Pirate Party of Croatia - by decision of the CoA declared a non-member due to dissolution on 6.12.2019
• Pirate Party of Finland - by PPFI's own decision; notification duly delivered on January 11th 2021
• Pirate Party of France - quit PPI on January 30th 2024
• Pirate Party of Bulgaria - removed by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party of Kazakhstan - removed by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party of Morocco - removed by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina - removed by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party of Korea (South) - removed by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• The Pirates Center of Belarus - demoted to Observer status by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party of Japan (new) - demoted to Observer status by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party of Slovenia - demoted to Observer status by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party of Spain - demoted to Observer status by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party Romania - demoted to Observer status by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party of Latvia - demoted to Observer status by the CoA decision of January 8th 2022 due to inactivity
• Pirate Party of Austria - quit PPI on December 10th 2022
• Pirate Party of Slovakia (1/2 vote; vote shared with the other Slovakia) - deregistered in 2021
• Pirate Party of Greece quit PPI June 12th 2025

Observer members

Statutes:

V. Observer Members

(1) An applicant that does not meet the criteria for Ordinary Membership may be granted Observer Member status by the General Assembly.

Current observer members of the PPI

• Internet Party of Serbia (POKRET NAPRED)
• Pirates without Borders
• Pirate Lobby, France
• Pirate Party of Berlin (Piratenpartei Berlin)
• Pirate Party of Bavaria
• Pirate Party of Hesse
• Pirate Party of La Rioja (Spain)
• Pirate Party of Lower Saxony
• Pirate Party of New York
• Pirate Party of North Rhine-Westfalia
• Pirate Party Potsdam
• europe beyond division e.V. Formerly: Young Pirates of Germany
• Young Pirates Sweden (Ung Pirat)
• Pirate Party of Japan [1] (old)
• Brandenburg
• Pirati
• Pirate Party of Finland
• European Pirate Party
• The Pirates Center of Belarus
• Pirate Party of Japan (new)
• Pirate Party of Slovenia
• Pirate Party of Spain
• Pirate Party Romania
• Pirate Party of Latvia
• Pirate Party UK

Former observer members of the PPI

• Best Party Iceland (Besti Flokkurinn) - dissolved 2014
• Pirate Party of Sweden
• Pirate Party of Florida - by the decision of the CoA declared a no member due to dissolvement 06.12.2019
• Pirate Party of Tyrol (Austria) - dissolved January 2019