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).
British NHS Struggles With Junior Doctors and Nurses on Strike

British NHS Struggles With Junior Doctors and Nurses on Strike

The strike is getting longer and harder. The RCN has announced that the new phase of the strike, which is due to start on April 30th and last for 48 hours, will this time not spare emergency services or intensive care units.

April 19, 2023
Macron Defends Pension Reform In TV Address

Macron Defends Pension Reform In TV Address

The opposition parties were unanimous in denouncing the presidential address, judged “completely out of touch with reality.”

April 18, 2023
Founder of the Front National Jean-Marie Le Pen Hospitalised

Founder of the Front National Jean-Marie Le Pen Hospitalised

The politician is 94 years old. His adviser told AFP that his family and friends were “worried, but serene.”

April 17, 2023
Paris and Berlin at Loggerheads over China

Paris and Berlin at Loggerheads over China

Emmanuel Macron’s claim that Europe should take a balanced position between Beijing and Washington is seen as nonsense and dangerous by the German political class.

April 15, 2023
French Constitutional Council Validates Pension Reform

French Constitutional Council Validates Pension Reform

While validating the law as a whole, the Constitutional Council acknowledged that its adoption had been hampered by an “unusual” use of procedures aimed at restricting debate.

April 14, 2023
Riots in Paris Before Pension Reform Ruling

Riots in Paris Before Pension Reform Ruling

The opinion of the Constitutional Council is eagerly awaited by opponents of the reform who have placed all their last hopes in this institution.

April 14, 2023
Rubbish Strike Back in Paris

Rubbish Strike Back in Paris

The strikers claimed their intention to “turn the streets of Paris into a public dump until the pension reform is withdrawn.”

April 14, 2023
Qatargate: Main Suspect MEP Kaili Released From Prison

Qatargate: Main Suspect MEP Kaili Released From Prison

Eva Kaili, now under electronic monitoring, continues to vigorously assert her innocence through her lawyer.

April 14, 2023
Macron Sets the World on Fire With Statements on Taiwan

Macron Sets the World on Fire With Statements on Taiwan

Did Macron speak in the name of Europe, or in the name of France? The key to Emmanuel Macron’s untimely declaration is perhaps to be found in his desire to conform to French opinion, still driven by an old Gaullist reflex.

April 12, 2023
Turkey Signs Agreement To Benefit From European Common Market Advantages

Turkey Signs Agreement To Benefit From European Common Market Advantages

Turkey, which has already benefited from a customs union with EU member states since 1995, will benefit from European aid for its businesses and innovation programmes.

April 12, 2023
Bulgaria: Pro-Atlantic Coalition Fails

Bulgaria: Pro-Atlantic Coalition Fails

Petkov believes that no alliance is possible with Borissov and his party, GERB, without disavowing his initial political commitment. For Borissov, this is nothing less than “stubbornness.”

April 12, 2023
EU Commission Working To End ‘Cookie Fatigue’

EU Commission Working To End ‘Cookie Fatigue’

The main consequence of ‘cookie fatigue’ is that users often click randomly, rather than according to their real advertising needs or desires.

April 10, 2023