Ana Carolina Coutinho da Silva (*1992), Portugal graduated from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra, Portugal with a degree in Journalism (B.A.). She served as editor-in-chief at Rádio Universidade de Coimbra. She also volunteered as a journalist and audio technician. Carolina is the winner of an essay contest on Youth, Europe and the Crisis, which earned her an invitation to the conference ‘Youth in Crisis’ in the European Parliament that was organised by the Greens/EFA.