He didn't have an eye patch or a wooden leg, but a Scandinavian pirate still made a big entrance as he arrived at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Dozens of photographers and journalists greeted Christian Engström as he arrived for his first day as a Euro MP. Dressed casually in jeans and loafers, the former computer programmer was the first member of the Swedish Pirate Party to take his seat in the chamber, where he plans to use his five-year term to promote internet file-sharing rights in Europe. Despite the overwhelming attention, Mr Engström didn't seem in the least bit intimated by his first taste of the world of politics as he took his maiden steps through the rounded glass-and-steel building in the Alsatian city. "I expected the attention. I think it's because of the issues we represent. "Internet politics is a new area and it's important to all of Europe. And obviously, the internet does not have any borders," he said stressing the need for more rights in the digital environment.
He didn't have an eye patch or a wooden leg, but a Scandinavian pirate still made a big entrance as he arrived at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Dozens of photographers and journalists greeted Christian Engström as he arrived for his first day as a Euro MP. Dressed casually in jeans and loafers, the former computer programmer was the first member of the Swedish Pirate Party to take his seat in the chamber, where he plans to use his five-year term to promote internet file-sharing rights in Europe. Despite the overwhelming attention, Mr Engström didn't seem in the least bit intimated by his first taste of the world of politics as he took his maiden steps through the rounded glass-and-steel building in the Alsatian city.
"I expected the attention. I think it's because of the issues we represent.
"Internet politics is a new area and it's important to all of Europe. And obviously, the internet does not have any borders," he said stressing the need for more rights in the digital environment.
David Cameron's Conservative MEPs have been forced surrender the leadership of the new Eurosceptic bloc to Polish Right-wingers in order to prevent the group from falling apart. The new alliance will now be led by Michal Tomasz Kaminski, a senior figure in the Polish Law and Justice Party (PiS) and a close aide to Lech Kaczynski, Poland's controversial Right-wing President.Timothy Kirkhope, the leader of Conservative MEPs, was forced to drop his plan to stand for the post because a Tory rebel beat Mr Kaminski in elections for the European Parliament's vice-presidency.
The new alliance will now be led by Michal Tomasz Kaminski, a senior figure in the Polish Law and Justice Party (PiS) and a close aide to Lech Kaczynski, Poland's controversial Right-wing President.
Timothy Kirkhope, the leader of Conservative MEPs, was forced to drop his plan to stand for the post because a Tory rebel beat Mr Kaminski in elections for the European Parliament's vice-presidency.
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