French legislative committee approves proposed constitutional autonomy for Corsica

The National Assembly's law committee approved the bill on Tuesday, keeping alive a reform that would give Corsica new powers to adapt some French laws to local conditions while remaining within France. The text will be debated in the full chamber from 16 June, with a vote expected on 23 June, before moving to the Senate later in the year. [ . . . ] The bill would create a new article in France’s constitution recognising Corsica’s historical, linguistic and cultural community. It would also refer to the island’s particular link with the land. The proposal stops short of independence. Justice, policing, defence and currency would remain under state control.
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