Major bills, reforms grind to a halt amid French government collapse

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00:00From the energy industry, to public broadcasting, to legislation on euthanasia and criminal justice,

00:06the collapse of the government means delay or worse for a slew of bills that were under consideration by French lawmakers.

00:14Already passed by the Senate in July, a bill laying out the country's energy policy through 2030 is now in limbo.

00:21The bill allocated how much of France's energy would come from nuclear and renewable sources,

00:26and was seen as part of the country's goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

00:32Also on hold, a controversial proposed reform of public broadcasting, being pushed by Culture Minister Rashida Dati.

00:39The bill was due to return to the Assembly this fall, and many expected it would pass,

00:43creating a holding company to oversee and possibly make cuts to Radio France, France Television, and the National Audiovisual Institute.

00:52The bill could now be postponed indefinitely.

00:54Already delayed once by the government's collapse in June of last year,

00:59this May, the National Assembly adopted a bill allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives,

01:05and a second bill that expands palliative care.

01:08But with the government's collapse, it's unclear when a final vote on either of the bills could happen.

01:14Criminal justice reform championed by the justice minister is also now on the back burner.

01:19The proposed reforms included changes to sentencing guidelines intended to give judges more leeway in handing out punishments.

01:27Economic reforms in France have also been tabled, including a bill to fight Social Security and tax fraud,

01:33which the former prime minister had hoped would save more than €2 billion in next year's budget.

01:39The government's collapse is also reverberating on the other side of the globe,

01:43in the French overseas semi-autonomous territory of New Caledonia,

01:47which was granted a new status just two months ago,

01:50enabling citizens to have dual nationality with France.

01:54There's been political upheaval over when to hold local elections,

01:58and the government collapse on the mainland could complicate discussions there,

02:02and ultimately delay those contests.

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