The
Idea

Citizens have so many wonderful ideas that never make it to the EU level. The Pirates in the European Parliament cherish citizen participation and want to give people a greater say in politics. With this website, we want to give you the opportunity to suggest issues we should raise in the European Parliament.

Examples of what we can do for you: Ask a written question to the EU Commission or EU Council, task the European Parliament's Research Service to carry out background research, send a letter tot he EU Commission or the EU Council.

OpenRequest is intended to allow as many citizens as possible to participate in our parliamentary work. Because Democracy thrives on public dialogue.

Submit your request now

The
Procedure

At the center of the parliamentary process are the political Groups and the individual Pirate Party Members of the European Parliament that are representing you as a citizen. The basic idea is simple: You suggest an issue using this website, where it is published. We will then review it and keep you (and the public) updated on whether and how we follow up.

The
Rules

  1. Every request will be examined. However, we reserve the right to pursue only those requests that correspond to the political programme we were elected on.
  2. Requests are always handled anonymously.
  3. Applications are processed transparently on this website. The applicant will not be informed individually.
  4. All applications are public and can also be commented on publicly.

How to use
OpenRequest

Have an idea that you would like to be discussed in the European Parliament? Share it with us on OpenRequest:

Write Your
Own Request

  • On the OpenRequest website of the European Pirates, click on the button “Submit your request” inside the "Requests" page.
  • Describe your idea more extensively in the field “your request”. You do not need to provide a perfectly worded request text. We will adapt your description according to the Parliament’s rules of procedure.
  • Please keep in mind that your text will be published on our website so that everyone can comment on the text.
  • All good? Click on “send request”!

Add Comments to
an Existing Request

  • On the OpenRequest website of the European Pirates, click on “Requests”.
  • You will see a list with all existing requests, sorted by date with the most recent ones on top.
  • Click on the request you would like to comment on.
  • The request will appear in detail view. On the bottom, you will see the comments section. A click on the “new comment” button will open a submission field.
  • Insert your name and your comment to the request. You can also upload pictures from your computer to a comment.
  • Keep in mind: once you submitted a comment, you cannot change it anymore.

Support Existing
Requests

  • On the OpenRequest website of the European Pirates, click on “Requests”.
  • You will see a list with all existing requests, sorted by date with the most recent ones on top.
  • At the bottom of each request, you will see a “support” section with five stars next to it.
  • You can support requests with up to five stars. One star indicates “good request”, five stars “why haven’t I thought of this myself?”
  • Once you submitted a rating for a request, you cannot change it anymore.