Hélène de Lauzun

Hélène de Lauzun is the Paris correspondent for The European Conservative. She studied at the École Normale Supérieure de Paris. She taught French literature and civilization at Harvard and received a Ph.D. in History from the Sorbonne. She is the author of Histoire de l’Autriche (Perrin, 2021).
Lecornu’s Office Under Scrutiny Following Staff Suicides  

Lecornu’s Office Under Scrutiny Following Staff Suicides  

Two employees working in offices attached to the French PM took their own lives and two attempted suicide this year, prompting a preliminary investigation into working conditions.

August 4, 2026
Italy’s Justice Fault Line: The Case That Put Self-Defence on Trial

Italy’s Justice Fault Line: The Case That Put Self-Defence on Trial

Italy jails a jeweller who shot armed robbers, reigniting a fierce battle over self-defence and whether justice protects criminals over victims.

July 29, 2026
Denial Is the Rule: Triple Stabbing in the Name of Allah ‘Psychiatric Disorder’

Denial Is the Rule: Triple Stabbing in the Name of Allah ‘Psychiatric Disorder’

The latest knife attack in Paris reinforces the pattern of treating Muslim perpetrators as mentally ill rather than terrorists.

July 28, 2026
Megafires at Bordeaux’s Gates Expose France’s Firefighting and Forest Management Failures

Megafires at Bordeaux’s Gates Expose France’s Firefighting and Forest Management Failures

The current disaster is the product of a combination of several factors: human-caused fires, extreme weather conditions, and inadequate public policies—driven by ideological choices—in the face of a risk that has become structural.

July 27, 2026
Patient Wants To Live But Doctors Say Otherwise–A Paradox in the End-of-Life Care Debate in France                                    

Patient Wants To Live But Doctors Say Otherwise–A Paradox in the End-of-Life Care Debate in France                                    

A 60-year-old man who does not want to die may still have life support withdrawn because “the patient’s will ends with the law.”

July 24, 2026
France Targets Online Anonymity Under the Guise of Child Protection

France Targets Online Anonymity Under the Guise of Child Protection

The government’s new social media law is presented as a safeguard for minors, but critics warn it creates the infrastructure for mass identity verification.

July 23, 2026
France’s Euthanasia Law: A Legally Fragile Reform

France’s Euthanasia Law: A Legally Fragile Reform

The assisted suicide bill is already under constitutional fire, exposing a reform built on legal ambiguity and profound ethical contradictions.

July 22, 2026
Far-Left LFI on Child Rapists: The Mask Is Off 

Far-Left LFI on Child Rapists: The Mask Is Off 

As France reels from child abuse scandals, LFI’s opposition to life sentences for serial child rapists has provoked widespread disbelief.

July 21, 2026
From Gavroche to Hamza: France’s Crisis of Authority

From Gavroche to Hamza: France’s Crisis of Authority

Hamza is more than a viral delinquent—he embodies a France where shame has vanished and outrage has become fame.

July 17, 2026
After Lyhanna: 675 Suspects of Child Abuse Jailed 

After Lyhanna: 675 Suspects of Child Abuse Jailed 

France’s review found 85,047 complaints of sexual violence against minors across the country.

July 16, 2026
Death Wins in the End: Euthanasia Bill Adopted in France

Death Wins in the End: Euthanasia Bill Adopted in France

The assisted suicide legislation will be one of the most permissive in the world.

July 16, 2026
Football World Cup: The Bastille of Diversity Fell on July 14th

Football World Cup: The Bastille of Diversity Fell on July 14th

The French team’s defeat is the defeat of a country that no longer knows how to trust its own children.

July 15, 2026