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).
More than 1,000 Violent Deaths, and Rising: Crime in France Hits All-Time High

More than 1,000 Violent Deaths, and Rising: Crime in France Hits All-Time High

Every day in France, an average of three murders or assassinations, 600 burglaries, and more than 330 robberies with firearms are committed.

January 14, 2025
Tik-Tok… Boom: France and Algeria Clash Over Deportation of Terrorist TikTokers

Tik-Tok… Boom: France and Algeria Clash Over Deportation of Terrorist TikTokers

Algiers is looking to “humiliate” Paris by blocking deportation efforts, the French interior minister said.

January 13, 2025
French PM Seeks Socialist Support To Pass Budget

French PM Seeks Socialist Support To Pass Budget

The new ‘centrist’ government is already leaning to the Left

January 10, 2025
Blunt Statements, Zero Consequence: Anti-Veil Campaign Fizzles Out in France

Blunt Statements, Zero Consequence: Anti-Veil Campaign Fizzles Out in France

“The battle against Islamic totalitarianism is far from won,” French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said.

January 9, 2025
‘Le Pen is Dead, His Ideas Are Not’: Divided France Grapples With His Legacy

‘Le Pen is Dead, His Ideas Are Not’: Divided France Grapples With His Legacy

The French political class is in an awkward position: how to mark the passing of the founder of the Front National without granting him posthumous legitimacy?

January 8, 2025
Jean-Marie Le Pen Dead at 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen Dead at 96

Today, when France is commemorating ten years of surrender to Islamism since the Charlie Hebdo massacre, issues broached by Le Pen continue to shape debate.

January 7, 2025
10 Years After Charlie Hebdo Attack, Paris Commemorates the Victims

10 Years After Charlie Hebdo Attack, Paris Commemorates the Victims

The Islamist threat has not gone away, public figures warned.

January 7, 2025
French Farmers Take to the Streets Before Crucial Elections

French Farmers Take to the Streets Before Crucial Elections

A shift to the Right is expected in the representation in the Agriculture Chambers

January 6, 2025
France “Mortgaged Its Sovereignty” Through Sarkozy’s Alleged Corruption

France “Mortgaged Its Sovereignty” Through Sarkozy’s Alleged Corruption

The former president is on trial accused of allowing Libya to fund his 2007 presidential campaign.

January 6, 2025
Algerian TikToker Arrested for Promoting Terrorist Attacks in France

Algerian TikToker Arrested for Promoting Terrorist Attacks in France

The 25-year-old, driven by antisemitism and anti-French hatred, was previously convicted and under deportation orders.

January 3, 2025
Macron’s Hollow Apology for France’s 2024 Political Mess

Macron’s Hollow Apology for France’s 2024 Political Mess

The French president tried to prove he’s still in charge, but his point is anything but clear.

January 3, 2025
France Is Trapped in the “Night of the Living Dead”

France Is Trapped in the “Night of the Living Dead”

No matter how people vote, it seems every election brings back to power the same politicians who have been stubbornly ruining the country.

January 2, 2025