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).
A New French Abbey: Tradition’s Enduring Appeal

A New French Abbey: Tradition’s Enduring Appeal

Through their attachment to beauty and a sense of the sacred, traditional abbeys compensate for the loss of meaning in the modern world.

October 19, 2025
Justice for Little Lola: Trial Opens in Paris

Justice for Little Lola: Trial Opens in Paris

The sordid murder of the twelve-year-old girl continues to haunt people’s minds.

October 17, 2025
Lecornu’s Government Survives—But France Remains Stuck

Lecornu’s Government Survives—But France Remains Stuck

Two no-confidence votes failed, but the uneasy alliance keeping Emmanuel Macron in power has left the country in limbo.

October 16, 2025
“Surrogacy is not a form of care”—ECR MEP <strong>Laurence Trochu</strong>

“Surrogacy is not a form of care”—ECR MEP <strong>Laurence Trochu</strong>

“We are not talking about public policy, we are talking about fundamental human rights.”

October 15, 2025
French PM Saves His Job by Dropping Pension Reform

French PM Saves His Job by Dropping Pension Reform

This is a temporary respite, which the socialist left is celebrating as a victory.

October 14, 2025
Union of the French Right: What Are They Waiting For?

Union of the French Right: What Are They Waiting For?

It is torture to see the country falling apart and the right wing unable to come up with a common winning strategy.

October 14, 2025
New French Government Faces Two Motions of No-Confidence on Day One

New French Government Faces Two Motions of No-Confidence on Day One

Macron’s last-chance government appears to be stillborn.

October 13, 2025
Badinter at the Pantheon: Death Penalty for the Victims

Badinter at the Pantheon: Death Penalty for the Victims

The man is celebrated for having abolished the death penalty in France forty years ago. Today, justice doesn’t exist anymore.

October 11, 2025
Instead of Macron, Why Not Try a King?

Instead of Macron, Why Not Try a King?

In the midst of a political crisis, the head of the House of Bourbon and pretender to the French throne opportunely reminds everyone of his existence.

October 10, 2025
Macron Rules Out Dissolution and Bets on a New Government

Macron Rules Out Dissolution and Bets on a New Government

This decision just reveals the extent of the French president’s blindness.

October 8, 2025
Changing France: Largest Ever Foreign Population Recorded

Changing France: Largest Ever Foreign Population Recorded

Under Macron, the mass influx of immigrants, mostly from Africa, accelerated in an unprecedented way.

October 8, 2025
French Crisis: Macron Pushed to Resign by His Own

French Crisis: Macron Pushed to Resign by His Own

Holding new elections would give the French people a chance to have their say again.

October 7, 2025