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===== PPEU Conference in Manchester on 01/12/2012 - 02/12/2012 =====

^Chairperson|Andy Halsall, Jens Stomber|
^Rules of Procedures|Martina Pöser|
^Electoral assistants|Jens Stomber, Gerd Fleischer, Thomas Goede|
^Responsible for the minutes|Jens Stomber|

=== Delegate participants ===
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=== Non-Delegate participants ===
 (5 in total) \\
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=== Ressources ===
== Protocol ==
  * **[[https://eu.piratenpad.de/Manchester-2012-Minutes|Official protocol]]**
  * **{{:statutes:manchester2012:manchester-2012-minutes-final_07.02.2013.pdf|Official protocol in PDF format}}**
  * [[https://eu.piratenpad.de/Manchester-2012|Live transscript]]
  * [[http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ppeu-manchester|Recordings]]
== Pre-conference documents ==
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:2012.11.15_draft_statutes.doc|}}
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:2012.11.15_draft_statutes.pdf|}}
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:29.11.2012_rules_of_procedure_manchester.pdf|}}
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:29.11.2012_agenda_for_the_ppeu_conference_in_manchester.pdf|}}
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:ppeu_manchester_conference_presentation.pdf|}}
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:ppeu_manchester_conference_presentation.ppt|}}
== Resulting documents ==
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:02.12.2012_rules_of_procedure.pdf|}}
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:02.12.2012_rules_of_procedure.odt|}}
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:02.12.2012_rules_of_procedure.doc|}}
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:piggy_back_proposal_eud_pirates.pdf|}}
  * {{:statutes:manchester2012:piggy_back_proposal_eud_pirates.odp|}}

=== Results / Votes === 

__**A. Arbitration**__
   * 1.PPEU shall have a Body For Arbitration.
     * Vote: **PPEU shall have a Body For Arbitration.**
       * Voting result: **Approved** (8Y/7N/2A) ((Y = Yes, N = No, A = Abstention))
   * 2.The Arbitrators will be proposed by the Ordinary Member Parties.
     * Vote: **The Arbitrators will be proposed by the Ordinary Member Parties.**
       * Voting result: **Approved** (11Y/3N/3A)
   * 3.Each Ordinary Member Party may propose one Judge. 
     * Vote: **Each Ordinary Member Party may propose one Judge.**
       * Voting result: **Approved** (11Y/1N/5A)
   * 4. How each Party will choose their Judge is their own business (But preferably in a democratic election).
     * Counter-proposal by Mattias Bjärnemalm (PP-SE) ("How each Party will __propose__ their Judge is their own business (But preferably in a democratic election)") was approved.
     * Vote: **How each Party will propose their Judge is their own business (But preferably in a democratic election).**
       * Voting result: **Approved** (14Y/0N/4A)


__**B. Organs**__
   * 16. PPEU shall have a Council and a Board (Council=General Assembly, Board=Executives).
     * Vote: **PPEU shall have a Council and a Board.**
       * Voting result: **Approved** (19Y/00N/00A)
   * 17. Each Member Party and Member Organisation will send two Delegates (First and Second Delegate) for the Council.
     * Counter-proposal by Jens Seipenbusch (PP-DE) ("Each   Member Party and Member Organisation will send Delegates (and name   substitutes) for the Council. (optional: exact numbers are to be   determined later)") was approved.
     * Vote: **Each  Member Party and Member Organisation will send Delegates (and name  substitutes) for the Council. (optional: exact numbers are to be  determined later)**
       * Voting result: **Approved** (17Y/00N/02A)
   * 18.The  Second Delegate will act as a  substitute for the First Delegate and   may only decide on the vote, if the First Delegate is not present or  unable to vote.
     * Counter-proposal by Jack Allnutt (PP-UK) ("The substitutes may only decide on the vote if  the first delegate is not present or unable to vote.") was approved.
     * Vote: **The substitutes may only decide on the vote if the first delegate is not present or unable to vote.**
       * Voting result: **Approved** (19Y/00N/00A)
   * 19.The   Second Delegate will become First Delegate, if the First Delegate   resigns or is rejected by the Court of Arbitration or his own Party or  Organisation.
     * Vote: **The  Second Delegate will become First Delegate, if the First Delegate  resigns or is rejected by the Court of Arbitration or his own Party or  Organisation.**
       * Voting result: **Disapproved** (00Y/15N/02A)
   * 20.  The Member Party or Organisation may send a new Second Delegate, if  the  one  before either became First Delegate or resigned or was ejected  by  the Court of Arbitration or their own Party or Organisation.
     * Vote: **The  Member Party or Organisation may send a new Second Delegate, if the one  before either became First Delegate or resigned or was ejected by the  Court of Arbitration or their own Party or Organisation.**
       * Voting result: **Disapproved** (00Y/16N/01A)
   * 21. The rules 17 to 20 also apply to Special Members.
     * Counter-proposal by Martina Pöser (PP-DE) ("Statements 17 and 18 that got accepted also apply to Special Members.") was approved.
     * Vote: **Statements 17 and 18 that got accepted also apply to Special Members.**
       * Voting result: **Approved** (14Y/00N/03A)
   * 22. Any other Parliamentary Members of the Council may only attend the Council meetings personally.
     * Counter-proposal by Martina Pöser (PP-DE) ("Any other Parliamentarian Member of the Council may only attend the Council meetings personally and remotely.") was approved.
     * Vote: **Any other Parliamentarian Member of the Council may only attend the Council meetings personally and remotely.**
       * Voting result: **Approved** (12Y/03N/02A)


__**F. Miscellaneous**__
   * 48. Discuss the next conference and define an agenda
     * Discuss the next official PPEU statutes conference and define an agenda
       * Maxime Rouquet (PP-FR): In Barcelona it was decided to host the next conference in France. PP-FR have provisionally booked a venue in Paris (for February 9th & 10th).
       * Group volunteered for organising the agenda for France:
         * Martina Pöser (PP-DE), Frantisek Ulc (PP-CZ), Samir Allioui (PP-NL)
         * Announce   meetings on the pp-eu.coordinators-ml so anyone can join the meeting  of  the "Agenda-Group" and listen in. Proposal for an agenda should be  put  on the ML to get more input on it in advance. 
     * Announce / discuss other miscellaneous PPEU events / conferences
       * December 17th 2012 in Rome, announcement of PP-IT election campaign
       * January, 18th-20th 2013 in Hannover, federal election campaign PP Lower-Saxony
       * May, 4th-5th 2013 in Kiev, offer from PP-UA to host a conference in connection to the general election
   * 49.   Discuss the formation of a temporary joint political party at EU level  until the pirate parties are strong enough to fulfil the criteria.
     * Mattias Bjärnemalm (PP-SE) holding a powerpoint presentation
       * {{:statutes:manchester2012:piggy_back_proposal_eud_pirates.pdf|}}