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).
The French are Today’s Eurosceptics

The French are Today’s Eurosceptics

The survey reveals three major differences between the French reaction and that of the Italians and Germans. 

December 30, 2021
Queen Elizabeth’s Message for Christmas

Queen Elizabeth’s Message for Christmas

The Queen chose to pay tribute to childhood and its carefree nature, able to seek and find joy in all things. In a sober and discreet allusion, she recalled the original meaning of Christmas—namely the arrival of the baby Jesus in the manger: “[Children] teach us all a lesson—just as the Christmas story does—that in the birth of a child, there is a new dawn with endless potential.”

December 29, 2021
Repin Revisited

Repin Revisited

A major retrospective of the work of the Russian painter Ilya Repin (1844-1930) is being held for the first time in Paris at the Petit Palais from October 2021 to the end of January 2022.

December 26, 2021
Islamophobia versus Islamo-Leftism: a French University at War

Islamophobia versus Islamo-Leftism: a French University at War

Laurent Wauquiez, president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, has just announced that he would put an end to the public subsidy previously granted to the branch of Institut d’Etudes Politiques located in Grenoble due to its “ideological and communitarian drift.”

December 24, 2021
Katalin Novák to Become President of Hungary

Katalin Novák to Become President of Hungary

The choice of Katalin Novák allows him to highlight the work she has done to promote family values in Hungary. They will remain the priority of Novák’s focus, in contrast to Áder for whom environmental issues were the subject of his attention. The promotion of a woman to the highest office also allows Orbán to respond to accusations that his policies are outdated. 

December 23, 2021
French Government Chooses the Vaccine Pass

French Government Chooses the Vaccine Pass

The choice for tougher measures for unvaccinated people a few days before Christmas will have a direct impact on the presidential campaign, as it invites the candidates to take a stand on this particularly divisive issue.

December 23, 2021
French Trade Unions Attack Solidarność

French Trade Unions Attack Solidarność

The famous Polish trade union, which played a decisive role in the late 1980s in the fight against communism and the fall of the dictatorial regime in Poland, has been criticized by French trade unions for its excessive complacency towards two personalities of the French Right, Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour.

December 22, 2021
At the Heart of the French Presidential Election

At the Heart of the French Presidential Election

Until a few months ago, the French media believed that the presidential campaign would be a repeat of the 2017 campaign, with a second round that would pit Emmanuel Macron against Marine Le Pen and end with the re-election of Emmanuel Macron. Today, nothing is written in stone, and the fundamentally unpredictable nature of political life gives us hope.

December 22, 2021
What ‘Eco-Bobos’ Can Learn from Conservatives

What ‘Eco-Bobos’ Can Learn from Conservatives

In terms of ecology, conservatism is far from a nostalgic fixation. It can feed a profoundly human ecology, testify to a deep love of life, and help develop lasting attachments to a life shaped by the constant search for perfection and harmony.

December 19, 2021
Éric Zemmour and the Symbol of Armenia

Éric Zemmour and the Symbol of Armenia

Zemmour’s trip demonstrates a coherency of purpose. In prioritizing Armenia, he links his candidacy with a commitment to preserving European values. Armenia symbolizes a return to the sources and the origins of European Christian culture. 

December 18, 2021
Silvio Berlusconi Tempted to Run for President

Silvio Berlusconi Tempted to Run for President

Silvio Berlusconi likes to recall that he once made a promise to his mother that one day he would become President of the Italian Republic.

December 16, 2021
New Caledonia Rejects Independence

New Caledonia Rejects Independence

96.5% of the votes cast in the referendum were in favor of remaining as a French territory, rejecting independence. President Emmanuel Macron responded: “France is more beautiful because New Caledonia has decided to stay.”

December 13, 2021