Fiona Alston

2 months ago | euractiv.com | Fiona Alston

This article is part of our special report Animal protection – in Europe and beyond. The European Parliament’s AGRI-TRAN draft report on the proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport has left animal rights groups sorely disappointed with the lack of change in the proposed measures.

Mar 14, 2025 | euractiv.com | Fiona Alston

Fiona Alston Euractiv's Advocacy Lab Mar 14, 2025 14:36 5 min. read Content type: Underwritten This article is part of our special report Animal protection – in Europe and beyond. Weakening the protected status of wolves risks using the wolf as a scapegoat. Animal rights group Humane World for Animals Europe says the new proposals could open the way for a more serious erosion of EU nature laws.

Jan 19, 2025 | irishtimes.com | Fiona Alston

Since he first left his hometown of Lurgan, Co Armagh, Barry Haughian has hardly sat still. Telcos and the development of the internet of things have provided him with work on several continents, but he always gravitates back to Madrid, “the most relaxed city in the world”, where he now lives with his family, working remotely for the Ukrainian firm Intellias as global vice-president of IOT. In his early career, Haughian worked in Athlone for Ericsson. “There were big opportunities at the time.

Dec 20, 2024 | euractiv.com | Fiona Alston

Fiona Alston Euractiv's Advocacy Lab Dec 20, 2024 17:07 6 min. read Content type: Underwritten This article is part of our special report Animal protection – in Europe and beyond. Animal transport talks are on the table again, with welfare groups hoping for more robust rulings to prevent cruelty and suffering at the EU’s borders as well as lengthy travel times.

Dec 18, 2024 | image.ie | Fiona Alston

With a wealth of start-up and tech conferences on the calendar every year and the same speakers often doing the same circuit, you want to make sure you are getting the best out of your conference season, maximising your business opportunities, fundraising strategy and hearing those talks that deliver the golden nuggets. One conference you might consider adding to your list is one of my favourite start-ups and tech conferences in Europe, Slush.