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).
Former President Sarkozy Sentenced To Jail

Former President Sarkozy Sentenced To Jail

The Sarkozy affair gives an extremely degraded image of French justice, but also of French political life.

Meloni and Pope Francis Agree Birth Rate Must Grow

Meloni and Pope Francis Agree Birth Rate Must Grow

For Meloni, the problem is not only financial but ideological. This observation is shared by Pope Francis, who also denounced “a culture that is unfriendly, if not an enemy, of the family.”

The Plague of Inclusive Writing

The Plague of Inclusive Writing

Instead of adopting inclusive writing, we might consider learning a language without gendered grammar, like Hungarian—or Farsi—as options.

Labour Party Looking To Extend Voting Rights to EU Citizens

Labour Party Looking To Extend Voting Rights to EU Citizens

For Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, it would be perfectly normal to extend the authorisation of voting to general elections for European citizens: just “common sense,” according to his own terms.

UK To Relax Rules for Housing Asylum Seekers

UK To Relax Rules for Housing Asylum Seekers

Today, more than 50,000 asylum seekers are being housed in hotels across the country at an estimated cost of £6 million a day.

French Monarchists Gather in Paris After Court Reversed Ban

French Monarchists Gather in Paris After Court Reversed Ban

Protests erupted after Gérald Darmanin ordered the police prefectures to intervene “in any future far-Right or ultra-Right gathering.”

France’s Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low

France’s Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low

For a long time, France was able to boast of a fertility rate close to 2 children per woman in the 2000s, its fertility rate is now around 1.8.

Rules for Thee and Not for Me: The Parliament’s Anti-Christian Exhibition

Rules for Thee and Not for Me: The Parliament’s Anti-Christian Exhibition

This episode proves once again that rules ‘do not apply’ to those who have made progressive provocation their profession.

Wuambushu: A Microcosm of Our Migratory Impotence

Wuambushu: A Microcosm of Our Migratory Impotence

The impotence of the French government in respect to the island of Mayotte is the same as any European government that claims to be tackling immigration today.

Royalist Parade Honouring Joan of Arc Banned by Paris Police

Royalist Parade Honouring Joan of Arc Banned by Paris Police

The ban follows instructions given directly by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who on Tuesday, May 9th, expressly requested that any demonstration originating from “the ultra-Right or the extreme Right be banned.”

French Researcher on Muslim Brotherhood Sees Her Conference Cancelled

French Researcher on Muslim Brotherhood Sees Her Conference Cancelled

For the researcher, the explanation for the Sorbonne’s attitude is to be found in a generalised resignation of the academic world in the face of cancel culture and Islam.

European Flag To Be Compulsory on French City Halls

European Flag To Be Compulsory on French City Halls

Regardless of political colour, the presence of the European flag in public spaces in France is a subject that is quick to arouse controversy.