Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament for the first time after the election held on 20 and 21 October 2017 with 10.8%. Czech Pirate Party, after finishing at the second place at the 2018 Prague municipal election, held on 5 and 6 October 2018, with 17.1%, formed a coalition with Prague Together and United Forces for Prague (TOP 09, Mayors and Independents, KDU-ČSL, Liberal-Environmental Party and SNK European Democrats). The representative of the Czech Pirate Party, Zdeněk Hřib, was selected as a Mayor of Prague. It is probably for the first time, when any pirate party has a mayor in one of the major cities of the world. At the 2019 European Parliament election, three Czech Pirate MEPs and one German Pirate MEP were voted in and joined the Greens–European Free Alliance, the aforementioned group in the European Parliament that has previously included Swedish Pirate MEPs and German Julia Reda. Common policies While parties vary insofar as specific policies go, common themes of the Pirate movement include: Defend the freedom of expression, communication, education; respect the privacy of citizens and civil rights in general. Defend the free flow of ideas, knowledge and culture. Support politically the reform of copyright and patent laws. Have a commitment to work collaboratively, and participate with maximum transparency. Do not support actions that involve violence. Use free software and open source software, open-source hardware, DIY and open protocols whenever possible. Politically defend an open, participative and collaborative construction of any public policy. Direct democracy/E-democracy Open access Open data Crowdfunding and crowdsourcing Copyright and censorship Some campaigns have included demands for the reform of copyright and patent laws. In 2010, Swedish MEP Christian Engström called for supporters of amendments to the Data Retention Directive to withdraw their signatures, citing a misleading campaign. International organizations Pirate Parties International Pirate Parties International (PPI) is the umbrella organization of the national Pirate Parties. Since 2006, the organization has existed as a loose union of the national parties. Since October 2009, Pirate Parties International has had the status of a non-governmental organization (Feitelijke vereniging) based in Belgium. The organization was officially founded at a conference from 16 to 18 April 2010 in Brussels, when the organization's statutes were adopted by the 22 national pirate parties represented at the event. European Pirate Party The European Pirate Party (PPEU) is a European political party founded in March 2014 which consists of