The Swiss supported the European border agency Frontex and obliged the streaming platform to invest in Swiss film production, with 72 and 58 percent of the votes in the referendums held today, according to the first projections.
According to the polling institute gfs.bern, 59 percent of voters also accepted the proposal to switch to a model of assumed readiness to donate organs in relation to current need with the express prior approval of the donor or family.
The new law on the film industry, called the Netflix law, obliges streaming platforms to invest four percent of their turnover realized in Switzerland in national film production, by participating in the production, or by paying taxes to support the film.
Streaming platforms should also have 30 percent European content, as is already in force in the European Union.
According to the first projections, the Swiss also approved their country's participation in strengthening the controversial Frontex agency. If voters had said "no," it would have further weakened ties between Switzerland and the EU, which have been strained since Bern decided in May 2022 to end years of negotiations on a framework agreement with the European bloc.
The envisaged reform of Frontex includes the formation of a permanent European corps of 10.000 border guards by 2027. The agency now has just over 1.500 agents from various countries and is regularly accused of the practice of illegally returning migrants, while its head, a Frenchman, resigned at the end of April after an investigation by the European Office. to fight fraud.
It is envisaged that Switzerland will provide more staff, about 40 places maximum compared to the current six and will increase the annual contribution to 61 million Swiss francs compared to 24 million in 2021.
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