France's immigration minister Eric Besson today hands over his powers to the new interior minister, Brice Hortefeux -- with the old immigration and national identity ministry closed down for good in President Sarkozy's latest reshuffle. In the redistribution of powers, Nicolas Sarkozy has quietly removed the controversial "national identity" brief altogether. It marks the end of a troubled chapter in French political life, which began when Sarkozy called for a new debate on "being French" -- and which led recently to public rebukes from Europe over France's immigration policy. Duration: 02:20.
