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).
Sexual Abuse in Parisian Schools: The Scandal That Could Cost the Left the Election

Sexual Abuse in Parisian Schools: The Scandal That Could Cost the Left the Election

The outgoing teams are downplaying their responsibility, but public anger is mounting.

March 18, 2026
French Local Elections: The Right’s Losing Machine Is Back Again

French Local Elections: The Right’s Losing Machine Is Back Again

The Left may condemn excesses but stick together when the decisive moment comes and it is a matter of preventing right-wing candidates from winning elections.

March 17, 2026
French Local Elections Reveal Deeply Divided Country

French Local Elections Reveal Deeply Divided Country

The national right strengthens its positions, but the far left still holds significant sway.

March 16, 2026
France Braces for High-Stakes Municipal Elections

France Braces for High-Stakes Municipal Elections

The parties see the mayoral elections as a barometer of public opinion ahead of the 2027 presidential election

March 13, 2026
Farewell, Winston; Welcome Badger: The Tale of the New British Banknotes

Farewell, Winston; Welcome Badger: The Tale of the New British Banknotes

The real irony: the designers wanting to celebrate native wildlife are guided by the same bureaucracy that, next door, is dismantling rural England—banning hunting and taxing family farms.

March 12, 2026
Macron’s Disastrous Nuclear Policy

Macron’s Disastrous Nuclear Policy

After years steering France away from nuclear power, the president now concedes the strategy was a costly mistake.

March 12, 2026
Former French Ambassador Criticises von der Leyen for Diplomatic Excesses

Former French Ambassador Criticises von der Leyen for Diplomatic Excesses

The Commission president tends to forget that she has no mandate to meddle in foreign policy.

March 11, 2026
Lawyer of Quentin’s Family Deplores “Lynching of His Memory”

Lawyer of Quentin’s Family Deplores “Lynching of His Memory”

The young man’s family has been subjected to unprecedented harassment aimed at destroying their son’s image.

March 10, 2026
Paris Women’s Day: The Wrong Fight

Paris Women’s Day: The Wrong Fight

The more intense the ideological struggles become, the less women are defended.

March 9, 2026
Ancient Greece, Gender Studies, and Social Media

Ancient Greece, Gender Studies, and Social Media

A brief history of a controversy surrounding X and the obsessions of the academic Left.

March 7, 2026
RN asks for French and European Monitoring of Energy Prices

RN asks for French and European Monitoring of Energy Prices

Jordan Bardella refuses to allow French citizens to pay the price for European policies that go against their interests.

March 6, 2026
France and Germany Push Back on Ukraine’s Fast-Track EU Bid

France and Germany Push Back on Ukraine’s Fast-Track EU Bid

Plans in Brussels to fast-track Ukraine’s membership are running into resistance, as several EU governments insist Kyiv must meet the bloc’s full entry conditions first.

March 5, 2026