Virginia Kirst

Virginia Kirst is a German freelance correspondent based between Rome and Hamburg, specializing in Italian politics and its impact on Europe. Educated at the University of Hamburg and Aarhus University, her work appears in prominent German, Austrian, and Swiss media. She focuses on promoting better inner-European understanding through her reporting.

Virginia is a co-founder of Magma, a non-profit journalistic project dedicated to investigating environmental changes and the climate crisis in the Mediterranean region. She is passionate about topics concerning the sustainable economy, migration, and the effects of populism on European society.

She journalistically supports "Upgrade Democracy, " a project focused on strengthening democratic discourse and countering disinformation in the digital space.