Laurent Geslin
Laurent Geslin
Paris Bureau Chief
Laurent Geslin is the chief editor of the French office of Euractiv, which he joined in April 2024. He worked for almost 20 years in Eastern Europe for the main French-speaking media, between the Balkans and Ukraine. He has written numerous books on the region. He studied geography and geopolitics at the Sorbonne.
- Location: Paris
- Languages: French, English
- Expertise: France, Eastern Europe
- Location expertise: Balkans, Ukraine

Latest posts from this author
Politics
Berlin, Brussels ready to scrutinise Barnier’s draft budget plan
10/10/2024
4 min. read

Politics
France’s Glucksmann gears up for possible elections next year
07/10/2024
3 min. read

Economy
Barnier promises unprecedented €60 billion budget measure for 2025
03/10/2024
3 min. read

Politics
Trial of Le Pen and far-right allies over EU embezzlement enters its first day
01/10/2024
3 min. read

Politics
Le Pen’s political future at stake during embezzlement trial
30/09/2024
4 min. read

Le Pen’s political future at stake during embezzlement trial
30/09/2024
4 min. read

Politics
The Brief – The National Rally prepares the government for the guillotine
24/09/2024
6 min. read

Politics
Left-wing parties launch impeachment proceedings against Macron
17/09/2024
2 min. read

Politics
France’s Barnier walks on eggshells in agreeing new immigration policy
14/09/2024
6 min. read

Economy
Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces daunting budget test
06/09/2024
3 min. read

Politics
Far-right holds power over Barnier government’s survival
05/09/2024
3 min. read

Politics
The Brief – France still has no prime minister, but it does have a huge deficit
03/09/2024
4 min. read

Politics
Macron hopes to sell Rafale fighter jets to Serbia despite alleged links to Russia
29/08/2024
4 min. read

Politics
Emmanuel Macron’s coalition search is still in limbo
26/08/2024
3 min. read

Economy
Incoming French government faces tricky balancing act to avert EU fiscal rules troubles
22/08/2024
4 min. read

Politics
Man behind revival of French centre-left wants to move away from Macron, Mélenchon
21/08/2024
2 min. read

Politics
Macron under pressure to appoint a prime minister
19/08/2024
3 min. read

Politics
Macron in search of an unlikely ‘Olympic truce’
24/07/2024
3 min. read

Health
As Vice-President of the European Parliament, Younous Omarjee wants to protect cohesion funds
19/07/2024
3 min. read

Politics
Macron retains control of the National Assembly
19/07/2024
3 min. read

Politics
Von der Leyen wins 401-strong parliamentary majority with tactical concessions, Greens support
18/07/2024
4 min. read

Politics
Von der Leyen’s carefully crafted coalition faces first test
18/07/2024
5 min. read

Politics
French left at loggerheads over the choice of new prime minister
16/07/2024
3 min. read

Politics
In Europe as in France, Le Pen’s party still trapped behind ‘cordon sanitaire’
09/07/2024
4 min. read
