Aviation & Trade Links: STARLUX Airlines launched its first European route, Taipei–Prague, starting 1 August with three weekly flights (rising to four from 1 October) using Airbus A350 aircraft, and explicitly tying demand to Central Europe’s semiconductor expansion. Energy Storage Expansion: Zenobē acquired Germany-based sdp energie to tap a 1.75 GW pipeline of transmission-connected battery storage projects across six sites, including Czech development experience, as grid-support markets open. EU AI Push: The EU opened calls for “AI gigafactories” and is also moving toward a €10bn drive to boost Europe’s computing capacity and attract investment. Climate & Food Prices: A record-hot June across western Europe is driving crop stress and grain-trade revisions, with COCERAL cutting its EU/UK grain production forecast after heatwaves hit vulnerable periods—raising the stakes for food inflation. Czech Science & Biotech: Researchers from Michigan State University and the Czech Academy of Sciences recreated key steps in biosynthesis of larkspur and wolfsbane diterpenoid alkaloids in a lab platform, aiming to speed up development of naturally sourced therapeutics. Logistics & Supply Chains: EU inland waterway freight fell 3% in 2025, with international transport still dominating the bloc’s river trade. Business & Industry Policy: CzechBusiness launches on 1 August by merging CzechTrade and CzechInvest into a single support agency for companies. Research & Materials: A Czech-led physics breakthrough on “altermagnetism” earned major recognition, underlining Europe’s push into next-gen quantum materials.