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From Variety:
Quotas obligating Netflix, Amazon and other streaming services operating in the European Union to dedicate at least 30% of their on-demand catalogs to local content are set to become enshrined in law soon.
Roberto Viola, head of the European Commission department that regulates communications networks, content and technology, said the new rules, which will also demand visibility and prominence of European product on streamers, are on track to be approved in December.
"We just need the final vote, but it's a mere formality," he told Variety at the Venice Film Festival.
Netflix, Amazon and other streamers will be required to fund TV series and films produced in Europe by commissioning content, acquiring it or paying into national film funds through a small surcharge added to their subscription fee, something which is already happening in Germany. Netflix tried unsuccessfully to fight the German surcharge in court.
(Score: 2) by quietus on Wednesday September 05 2018, @07:31AM
In case you got the impression that everything is free though, it isn't.
You will also know only what it costs after actual surgery and hospital stay -- bills arrive anywhere between a couple of weeks and about 6 months later. However, the price is capped/reasonable: open heart surgery plus a 3 week stay in hospital will come down to € 2,500 (that's about $3000), while a regular doctor visit will cost you about $32 (payable immediately, in the latter case). Note also that, unlike in one of Michael Moore's documentaries where he visits the NHS, while prices are low for medication, they're not fixed i.e. a 30-day provision of blood-pressure lowering medicine will set you back about €12, while a box of aspirines will cost about €7.
However, you can recuperate part of that cost later by passing by your (public) health insurer (this does not happen automatically though, and can only be done up to two years after expenses).