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).
French Man on Trial for Drugging His Wife, Letting Strangers Rape Her

French Man on Trial for Drugging His Wife, Letting Strangers Rape Her

A trial has begun in Provence against a man accused of subjecting his wife to horrors for ten years.

September 4, 2024
New Right-Wing Party To Create French ‘Union of the Rights’

New Right-Wing Party To Create French ‘Union of the Rights’

The Les Républicains party, unable to choose between the centre and the Right, is effectively defunct and must make way for a new political project.

September 2, 2024
Le Pen Requests Extraordinary Parliamentary Session To Overcome Endless Deadlock

Le Pen Requests Extraordinary Parliamentary Session To Overcome Endless Deadlock

While President Macron is searching for his new PM, the zombie former government still rules the country—without any real control or authority.

September 2, 2024
German State-Funded Website Teaches Migrants How To Avoid Deportation

German State-Funded Website Teaches Migrants How To Avoid Deportation

From ‘disappeared’ children to violent resistance, instruction manual shows how to get around German law.

August 31, 2024
Despite Controversies, Notre Dame Reopens in 100 Days

Despite Controversies, Notre Dame Reopens in 100 Days

The cathedral’s exterior has been restored to its former splendour—but the interior renovation continues to be the subject of fierce debates.

August 30, 2024
Austria: FPÖ Leader Fights Back Against Accusations of Nazism

Austria: FPÖ Leader Fights Back Against Accusations of Nazism

It’s time for the mainstream’s favourite scapegoats to defend themselves against smears.

August 29, 2024
French President Searching for a Way Out

French President Searching for a Way Out

Emmanuel Macron wants to preserve the ‘institutional stability’ he undermined by opting for dissolution straight after the European parliamentary elections.

August 28, 2024
France: Instagram’s Ban on Right-Wing Accounts Sparks Backlash

France: Instagram’s Ban on Right-Wing Accounts Sparks Backlash

Marion Maréchal accused tech giant Meta of “arbitrary political censorship.”

August 27, 2024
Synagogue Attack Ignites Debate on Rising Antisemitism in France

Synagogue Attack Ignites Debate on Rising Antisemitism in France

The attack is just the latest in a series of incidents against France’s Jewish community.

August 26, 2024
Instagram Shuts Down Accounts of Several French Right-Wing Voices

Instagram Shuts Down Accounts of Several French Right-Wing Voices

Attempts at silencing commentators will only mobilise the movement, said one of those affected

August 23, 2024
Former French PM Orders Budget Freeze

Former French PM Orders Budget Freeze

Opposition sees financial regime imposed on the departments as proof of a government desperately clinging to power.

August 22, 2024
Paris Olympics Fail To Deliver: Retailers and Restaurants Left in the Lurch

Paris Olympics Fail To Deliver: Retailers and Restaurants Left in the Lurch

The Games were not as good for consumer spending as everyone expected them to be.

August 21, 2024