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).
Paris Archbishop Requests Modern Stained-Glass Windows for Notre Dame

Paris Archbishop Requests Modern Stained-Glass Windows for Notre Dame

The main threat of disfigurement to Notre-Dame de Paris comes not from the French state, but from the initiatives of the diocese.

December 10, 2023
Orbán Meets Macron: No Shift on Ukraine

Orbán Meets Macron: No Shift on Ukraine

Orbán said Hungary cannot take part in what he sees as a bad decision—Ukraine’s entry into the EU.

December 9, 2023
France: Macron Faces Backlash Over Élysée Palace Hanukkah Ceremony

France: Macron Faces Backlash Over Élysée Palace Hanukkah Ceremony

Besides his lack of respect for French secularism, the president’s inconsistency is being singled out since he refused to take part in the November march against antisemitism.

December 9, 2023
National Assembly Rejects Bid To Change Franco-Algerian Immigration Deal

National Assembly Rejects Bid To Change Franco-Algerian Immigration Deal

Several measures in the French immigration bill currently under discussion will not apply to Algerians, who have benefited from privileged status since 1968.

December 8, 2023
European Elections: Is the New ‘Rural Alliance’ a Cover for Macron?

European Elections: Is the New ‘Rural Alliance’ a Cover for Macron?

Beyond a stance in favour of the countryside, the political platform of the Alliance rurale is unclear.

December 7, 2023
French Media Hide True Identity of Paris Attacker

French Media Hide True Identity of Paris Attacker

There is a clear desire on the part of the press and those in power to hide the terrorist’s not-very-French name.

December 5, 2023
La Manif Pour Tous: A European Model

La Manif Pour Tous: A European Model

The French organisation’s tactics have shaped the European fight against same-sex marriage.

December 2, 2023
French Mayor Threatened With Beheading for Telling the Truth

French Mayor Threatened With Beheading for Telling the Truth

The mayor of Romans-sur-Isère has received death threats for speaking openly about crime in her city.

December 2, 2023
Orwellian Ban of Demonstrations All Over France

Orwellian Ban of Demonstrations All Over France

French authorities want to prevent any attack on an ‘immaterial public order’ and are hunting down anything resembling thoughtcrime.

December 1, 2023
Notre Dame Spire Rises From the Ashes

Notre Dame Spire Rises From the Ashes

The return of the spire in its original shape is a victory for those who fought to ensure the cathedral’s pre-fire appearance was respected.

November 30, 2023
Interpreting Crépol’s Crime: An Inversion of Reality

Interpreting Crépol’s Crime: An Inversion of Reality

The rift is deepening between the media, the political class, the justice system, and the French people, who are directly confronted with savage violence.

November 29, 2023
The Uber Left Eats Itself

The Uber Left Eats Itself

The gastronomic apprentices of the far Left have some difficulty in reconciling their political opinions with their everyday lifestyle choices.

November 25, 2023