Ana Poenariu is a Romanian journalist, based in Bucharest.

She is a reporter for Public Record, a new independent investigative outlet in Romania that she co-founded, and runs Factual.ro, a fact-checking initiative. Previously, she worked for the RISE Project, a community of journalists, programmers and activists investigating organised crime and corruption affecting Romania and countries in the region. Among other things, Ana worked on several stories related to European funds.

Ana Poenariu

Basic information

Name
Ana Poenariu
Title
Investigative reporter
Expertise
Organised Crime, Corruption, European Funds
Country
Romania
City
Bucharest
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Ana Poenariu

Supported projects

Congo’s European Shadow Soldiers

  • Armed conflict
  • Corruption

GOMA - Romanian, Moldovan, and French security contractors deployed as instructors for the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s army in Goma, violated international law, faked their numbers and lacked military training.

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The MEPs Project: the ghost offices of MEPs

  • Data Journalism
  • Politics

BRUSSELS - In an unprecedented EU-wide collaborative effort, the journalists from "The MEPs Project" located in every member state investigated how members of the European Parliament (MEPs) make use of the general expenses payments they receive every month. 

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