Youth Sports & Czech Presence: FIBA confirmed rosters for the 2026 U16 Women’s EuroBasket in Pitesti, with Czechia in Group C alongside Spain, Poland and Bulgaria; games run through August 21 with streaming on YouTube. Energy & Ownership: Germany is collecting buyout proposals for nationalized Uniper by September 21, with bidders including Equinor, Brookfield and Czech billionaire D. Krzhetinsky’s EPH. Nuclear Export Governance: South Korea is linking nuclear export support to early nuclear safety regulator cooperation, aiming to help partners build licensing capacity alongside new plants. Nuclear & Drought Pressure: Czechia’s government announced four billion crowns for drought measures, including water-network links, landscape retention, small reservoirs and irrigation, with a special law on 20 reservoirs expected in autumn. Prague & Mobility/Infrastructure: A battery-electric train certification push is underway at Velim, while Prague continues modernising street lighting for e-mobility and advances the reconstruction of Prague-Smíchov station. Business & Tech: Brno’s Gamebaze is sending incubated studios to Gamescom 2026, highlighting the region’s growing game-development ecosystem. Public Safety/Justice: A man was sentenced to 260 months in a drug trafficking case tied to Czech police investigations. International Migration Rule Change: Germany tightened temporary protection for Ukrainian men of conscription age arriving after July 31, 2026.