Hélène de Lauzun

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).
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
Legislative Elections: Macron Loses Majority Amid Unexpected Breakthrough for Rassemblement National

Legislative Elections: Macron Loses Majority Amid Unexpected Breakthrough for Rassemblement National

The biggest surprise of the election is the performance of the RN, which won 89 seats—11 times more than in the previous elections. The pollsters were totally focused on the NUPES and clearly failed to anticipate this tidal wave.

June 21, 2022
Ukraine Granted the Status of Candidate to EU

Ukraine Granted the Status of Candidate to EU

Ukraine undoubtedly sees this opening door as a sign of its anchorage in the West, and a promise of improved economic conditions in the years to come.

June 21, 2022
First Local Newspaper in Arabic To Be Published in Toulouse

First Local Newspaper in Arabic To Be Published in Toulouse

The owner of the newspaper anchors himself in the past of the Occitan region which, according to him, “has always had links with Al-Andalus.”

June 20, 2022
First Assisted Suicide in Italy: Path Open to Generalized Euthanasia

First Assisted Suicide in Italy: Path Open to Generalized Euthanasia

Carboni’s militant gesture has opened the door for some of the Italian political class to expand the 2019 court ruling into a law authorizing euthanasia.

June 19, 2022
Draghi, Macron, and Scholz Make Special Visit to Kyiv

Draghi, Macron, and Scholz Make Special Visit to Kyiv

The visit from the three heads of state was mostly a symbolic gesture, as Ukraine is under an ultimatum from Russia and lacks weapons.

June 17, 2022
Meloni Taking the Lead of Italian Right

Meloni Taking the Lead of Italian Right

During the June local elections in Italy, Giorgia Meloni welcomed the return of a “healthy [political] bipolarity” with a clearly identified Right and Left.

June 16, 2022
Church of Scotland in Favour of Facilitating Gender Transition

Church of Scotland in Favour of Facilitating Gender Transition

The Church of Scotland has adopted the language of transgender activism in its rhetoric.

June 16, 2022
Czech Republic, Once Again Tempted by Same-Sex Marriage

Czech Republic, Once Again Tempted by Same-Sex Marriage

The Czech Republic had tried to authorize same-sex marriage between 2018 and 2021 without success. This time, conditions are more favourable. 

June 16, 2022