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France's culture minister says contested public media reform is back on track

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati arrives to attend the weekly cabinet meeting after a cabinet reshuffle, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on Friday, 12 January 2024. © Michel Euler / AP

France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati says the controversial plan to reform the public broadcasting sector will be "completed by the summer". Delayed several times, the proposed reorganisation has previously prompted angry strikes.

The proposed bill provides for the creation of a giant new company called France Médias, with a budget of €4 billion.

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