France's National Assembly law committee has approved a constitutional reform advancing Corsica's proposed autonomy within the French Republic, a move spurred by unrest following the March 2022 prison death of nationalist Yvan Colonna. The bill, which aims to grant Corsica new powers to adapt certain French laws to local conditions while retaining key state control over justice, policing, defense, and currency, will now proceed to the full National Assembly for debate and a vote on June 23rd before moving to the Senate. If passed by both chambers and subsequently by a joint session of parliament, the reform will be put to a mandatory consultation of Corsican voters. The proposal, which recognizes Corsica's distinct community and link to the land but stops short of independence, has faced divisions within parliament, with opposition from conservative and far-right parties.