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The Czech Republic is preparing to build three small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at Temelín, Dětmarovice and Tušimice, Industry Minister Karel Havlíček (ANO) said during a visit to nuclear engineering company Škoda JS in Plzeň. He said Czechia's ambition is not only to deploy the technology domestically but also to become part of the European supply chain for SMRs. Škoda JS has already been selected by Rolls-Royce SMR to manufacture key reactor components for the first British projects in Wales. The first Czech SMR is expected to begin operating around 2036, with construction likely to start in the early 2030s.

Czech households paid 94.5 billion crowns (€3.8 billion) out of pocket for healthcare in 2024, accounting for 13.6 percent of the country's total health expenditure, according to preliminary figures from the Czech Statistical Office. The average household spent nearly CZK 4,300, mainly on over-the-counter medicines, prescription drug co-payments and medical aids. Total healthcare spending reached CZK 697 billion, or 8.6 percent of GDP, with health insurance covering almost three-quarters of the costs. For the first time, health insurers spent more on cancer treatment than on cardiovascular diseases, allocating CZK 55.8 billion to oncology care.

Czech customs officers have seized 38 kilograms of illegally traded ivory after a man attempted to sell a collection of carved artefacts for 1.5 million crowns (about €60,000). The collection in Eastern Bohemia included two elephant tusks and ten carved ivory objects that the owner had brought to Czechia while working legally in Africa since the 1990s. Experts estimate the items required the deaths of at least ten protected African elephants, with the true number possibly as high as 12. Authorities have confiscated the collection, and the owner has been fined. Customs officials said the case demonstrates the Czech Republic’s commitment to enforcing international bans on the ivory trade.

Nearly one in five Czechs travelled outside Europe during the past year, but most fail to seek medical advice or take basic precautions before departure, according to a survey commissioned by the Czech Health Ministry. Only about one in ten travellers consults a doctor before leaving, while just a quarter of those heading beyond Europe register with the Foreign Ministry’s Drozd travel notification system. Around five percent of travellers reported health problems abroad, most commonly digestive illnesses. Officials are also urging fans travelling to the FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico to ensure appropriate vaccinations, buy travel insurance and protect themselves against heat, mosquitoes and infectious diseases.