Agata Pyka is a Polish freelance journalist.

She specialises in Central and Eastern European affairs, cybersecurity and investigative reporting. She holds a Master's degree in Political Communication from the University of Amsterdam, and her work has appeard in EurActiv, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), The European Correspondent, and Notes from Poland, amongst others.

Agata Pyka

Basic information

Name
Agata Pyka
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Polish and European Politics, Investigating Disinformation.
Country
Poland
City
Kraków
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Supported projects

Nowhere to Go – Europe’s Struggle to Rehouse its Exotic Animals

  • Cities
  • Environment

BRUSSELS - This investigation examines how stricter European regulations on wild animals in circuses have led to an unintended crisis, leaving hundreds of big cats are trapped in  overcrowded shelters with limited resources and no coordinated solutions.

Uncertain Waters: the Future of the Świnoujście Mega-Port Project

  • Environment
  • Transport

SWINOUJSCIE –  What are the implications of building a deep-sea container terminal on the German-Polish border in the middle of nature conservation areas? The investigation reveals that the environmental risks of this project are largely underestimated. 

Danube Deceptions: Tracking Russian Disinformation in Austria

  • Politics

VIENNA - Austria: the land of towering mountains, muscle-bound movie stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger  and - let's not forget - the world's unrivalled apple strudels.

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