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).
Migrants Sent to the Countryside: Macron Proposes a New Immigration Policy

Migrants Sent to the Countryside: Macron Proposes a New Immigration Policy

In order to integrate immigrants who arrive able to speak French, and who can consequently find work quickly, Emmanuel Macron advocates their installation in rural areas, in “areas that are losing population.”

September 21, 2022
The United Kingdom and the World Mourn Elizabeth II

The United Kingdom and the World Mourn Elizabeth II

For the generations of people who knew only Elizabeth as Queen, she held a near eternal place in the political landscape of the UK, Europe, and the world.

September 21, 2022
Change in Hungarian Abortion Law

Change in Hungarian Abortion Law

The minister of the interior believes that the decree is not a tightening of existing legislation, but a better means of transmitting the deeper issues inherent in the decision to have an abortion.

September 19, 2022
Is the Napkin Ring Right-Wing?

Is the Napkin Ring Right-Wing?

Richard de Sèze’s brilliant and light pen swirls around the impressions of everyday life to give us a delicious panorama of things that pass and things that do not.

September 18, 2022
Hungary “No Longer a Democracy,” Says EU Report

Hungary “No Longer a Democracy,” Says EU Report

An expression is used to define Orbán’s Hungary, that of a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”—a new political concept coined specifically for the occasion.

September 17, 2022
France ‘En marche’ Towards Euthanasia

France ‘En marche’ Towards Euthanasia

The defenders of human dignity are clenching their teeth at the implacable scenario unfolding before their eyes. It is written, euthanasia will pass. For the moment, the vast majority of the French political class is silent on the matter.

September 16, 2022
Azerbaijan Initiates Intense Bombing on Armenia

Azerbaijan Initiates Intense Bombing on Armenia

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan said he hoped for “an appropriate response from the international community” to Azerbaijan’s aggression. For the time being, a response is slow in coming.

September 15, 2022
COVID-19: Mea Culpa, From the Former French Health Minister

COVID-19: Mea Culpa, From the Former French Health Minister

In the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, French authorities communicated extensively about the ineffectiveness of the mask. The government went so far as to suppress its distribution, sale, and use in the public arena.

September 14, 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s Final Farewell to Scotland

Queen Elizabeth’s Final Farewell to Scotland

For her final journey, the Queen took many hours to reach Edinburgh, using a special route of over 300 kilometres, which took her through towns and villages so that her subjects could bid her a final farewell.

September 14, 2022
Fare l’Americano? No!

Fare l’Americano? No!

Patriotism and the attachment to national products are not the only reason American giants have failed in Italy. The local offer persists, because it is genuinely superior in every way to the foreign offer, and marketing snobbery is not enough to overcome this obstacle.

September 13, 2022
Reconquête Holds Its Summer University in Provence

Reconquête Holds Its Summer University in Provence

The young and dynamic party of the national Right is preparing to enter a difficult phase. With no immediate national election date, it must keep the helm steady over the storm in the long term.

September 13, 2022
Phone Call Between Macron and Putin About Zaporizhzhia

Phone Call Between Macron and Putin About Zaporizhzhia

The Russian president denounced to his French counterpart the regular Ukrainian attacks on Zaporizhzhia, while Emmanuel Macron reportedly responded by blaming the Russian occupation for the risks to the plant.

September 13, 2022