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).
Tunisia May Remove the Reference to Islam From its Constitution

Tunisia May Remove the Reference to Islam From its Constitution

President Saied is drawing the outlines of the beginning of secularism in Tunisia, unusual in Islamic lands where temporal power and spiritual power tend to merge.

Turkey Lifts Its Veto Against Finland and Sweden Joining NATO

Turkey Lifts Its Veto Against Finland and Sweden Joining NATO

Huge concessions from Sweden and Finland finally allowed Turkey to lift its veto against the entry of the two Nordic countries in the Atlantic Alliance.

European Health Pass Extended For Four More Months, At Least

European Health Pass Extended For Four More Months, At Least

The result of the vote on 23 June 2022 confirms the prevailing consensus among MEPs on the need to maintain control over public freedoms in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abortion in the French Constitution: A Political Trap?

Abortion in the French Constitution: A Political Trap?

While there is now a general consensus among French politicians to maintain the right to abortion, there is no guarantee that it will be enshrined in the Constitution.

June 29, 2022
Macron Lectured Putin a Few Days Before Going to War

Macron Lectured Putin a Few Days Before Going to War

At the end of the discussion, Emmanuel Macron managed to extract from Vladimir Putin the principle of an international meeting. A few days later, the conflict broke out. The international meeting would never take place.

June 29, 2022
The French Right: Still Alive!

The French Right: Still Alive!

Never before has the national Right achieved such a result in France, to the point of surpassing the governmental Right. New perspectives are opening up for the party founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen.

June 28, 2022
Brussels Summit: European Union Grants Ukraine Candidate Status

Brussels Summit: European Union Grants Ukraine Candidate Status

The decision is above all a symbolic one, as a response to Vladimir Putin who declared only a few weeks ago that the Ukrainian state had never properly existed and had no international legitimacy.

June 24, 2022
Split in the Cinque Stelle Movement Weakens Draghi’s Government

Split in the Cinque Stelle Movement Weakens Draghi’s Government

Now more than ever, Matteo Salvini is essential to the maintenance of the Draghi government.

June 24, 2022
Official Document from the French Synodal Path: A Misleading Way

Official Document from the French Synodal Path: A Misleading Way

Whether or not this document is truly representative of current opinion among French Catholics is largely questionable. Not only did very few ordinary laity take part, but those who did are not a reflection of all churchgoers.

June 24, 2022
Rassemblement National Requests Finance Committee Presidency at the Assembly

Rassemblement National Requests Finance Committee Presidency at the Assembly

Due to its recent electoral success, Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National can legitimately claim the presidency of the Finance Committee. After the presidency and vice-presidency of the Assembly, this is the most important office in the French legislature.

June 22, 2022
Demonstrations in Georgia After EU Candidacy Delayed by Commission

Demonstrations in Georgia After EU Candidacy Delayed by Commission

The news has provoked anger and frustration among Georgians, who deplore the preferential treatment given to Ukraine and fear that Russia will attack them again.

June 22, 2022
Fake Marriage of a Gay Couple at Church in Bologna Diocese

Fake Marriage of a Gay Couple at Church in Bologna Diocese

The ceremony took place in the diocese of Cardinal Zuppi, famous for his positions in favour of homosexual couples.

June 21, 2022