From June 3, Netflix increases its prices in Switzerland

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Today’s highlights

SWITZERLAND-GREECE: Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin begins a four-day visit to Greece this Wednesday. He has planned official talks in Athens on various themes linked to economics and science. On the island of Euboea, the Federal Councilor will visit an excavation site of the Swiss School of Archeology in Greece, which benefits from the support of the Confederation.

MUSIC: The Swiss music scene awards will be presented this evening in Zurich. Several French-speaking artists were selected, Nnavy, Phanee de Pool and Nuit incolore in the lead. The public will choose between established stars and emerging talents. The French-speaking people are entitled to their own category in this competition, which is largely German-speaking.

SOCCER: The second finalist of the Champions League will be known on Wednesday evening in Madrid. Everything remains to be done between Real and Bayern, who drew 2-2 in the first leg in Munich last week. The Madrilenians, who are looking for a 15th coronation in this competition, were full of confidence by securing their 36th national title last weekend. Bayern, on the other hand, suffered defeat, their 7th of the season in the Bundesliga, on Saturday in Stuttgart (3-1).

TODAY IT’S… World Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation to pay tribute to all the victims of the Second World War. When it was created in 1945, the United Nations (UN) set itself the priority objective of maintaining peace and security.

Seen in the press

STREAMING: Netflix is ​​further increasing its prices in Switzerland. The price of the Standard subscription will increase from June 3 from 18.90 to 20.90 francs, which corresponds to an increase of 11%, indicates Le Temps. As for the Essential offer, it now costs 8% more, at 12.90 francs per month. And the third subscription available in Switzerland, Premium, is now offered at 27.90 francs, an increase of 12%.

The world number one streaming company has regularly increased its Swiss prices since its creation in 2014. In ten years, the Standard subscription has increased by 8 francs, an increase of 62%, while the Premium subscription has become 10 francs more expensive, an increase of 56%. Only the Essential offer had never seen a price increase until this spring.

FOOD: The price of coffee is likely to increase, according to the Guild of Swiss Roasters (GTS). Depending on the composition, a coffee blend should cost up to 75% more than three years ago, indicate the titles of the German-speaking group CH Media. The price of coffee beans has reached a 45-year high, according to Bloomberg.

This high price is due to the “unglamorous side of the coffee world”, we can read in the CH Media headlines. Forests are massively deforested and producers are often paid a pittance. Added to this is climate change. Around half of the areas most suitable for growing coffee will no longer be usable by 2050.

FOOD: The quantity of Swiss butter, insufficient in recent years, has now reached a high level and is subject to careful monitoring. At the end of March 2024, frozen butter reserves amounted to 5,748 tonnes, compared to 2,997 tonnes a year earlier, indicates La Liberté. The decline in cheese sales explains this increase, with milk that is not used for cheese being transformed into butter or milk powder.

If the stock level does not fall, the country will have to export its butter, which is costly for producers. The situation is more critical for skimmed milk powder, the high level of which has led the Milk Association to take measures to promote protein exports.

PHYSICAL: Switzerland and France have reservations about the route of CERN’s future particle accelerator (FCC). They regret not having been sufficiently solicited during the first stage of the feasibility study of this titanic international project, according to documents obtained by Le Temps.

Result: certain “scenarios” are “impossible to achieve”, we can read in the Swiss report. The Confederation is particularly concerned about the loss of agricultural land and the protection of the water table. CERN, for its part, indicates that it is constantly working with the host States.

BREWERY: The BFM brewery, in the grip of financial difficulties, will certainly separate from its cultural association Hopscène. The coordinator of the association, Jérôme Gogniat, was fired “while being orally offered a revised contract with a drastic cut in the Hopscène budget”, indicates Arcinfo, based on a press release from the association.

A brewer and six employees of the bar and reception were dismissed “immediately”, indicates Jérôme Gogniat on radio RFJ. The dissolution of the association should be confirmed on June 5 during an extraordinary general meeting.

Birthdays and jubilees

– 25 years ago (1999): Death of British actor Dirk Bogarde (“Death in Venice”). He was born on March 28, 1921.

– 25 years ago (1999): Death of Canadian pianist Marek Jablonski. He was born on November 5, 1939.

– 30 years ago (1994): Death of American actor George Peppard, who played the lead role in “Diamonds on the Couch” with Audrey Hepburn and that of Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith in the television series “The Agency all risks”. He was born on October 1, 1928.

– 80 years ago (1944): Birth of British rocker Gary Glitter (“Rock ‘n’ Roll Part I & II) (according to other sources, he was born on May 8, 1940). He was imprisoned in Vietnam from 2006 to 2008 for sexual abuse of children.

– 85 years ago (1939): Birth of St. Gallen composer, organist, choirmaster and harpsichordist Hans Eugen Frischknecht.

Saying of the day

“On the day of Saint Boniface, all mud disappears”

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