Announcements

Ministers and senior officials from across Europe and beyond gathered at the Council of Europe for the 19th Ministerial Conference of the Pompidou Group, the Organisation’s platform for international co-operation on drug policy and addiction. The conference confirmed the group’s Presidency for 2026–2029: Austria will preside in 2026–2027, followed by Czechia in 2028–2029, with Mexico serving as Vice-President throughout the four-year cycle.

The 2024 Report on Tobacco and Nicotine Products in the Czech Republic was published on 26 June 2025.

Date: Tuesday 20 May 2025, 12:00–13:30 Lisbon time (WEST), 13.00–14.30 (CEST). Platform: Zoom. Registration is required to participate in the webinar.

On 4 June 2025, the Drug Policy Department of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, will organise an international conference entitled 'Psychomodulants: Current Trends in the Regulation of New Psychoactive Substances'. Taking place at the Liechtenstein Palace in Prague (U Sovových mlýnů 506/4, 118 00 Malá Strana), the conference will also be webcast.

The Report on Alcohol in the Czech Republic 2024 and the Report on the Problematic Use of Psychoactive Medicines in the Czech Republic 2024 were published on 20 March, 2025. 

Prague, 30 May 2024 - The Government has received the Summary Report on Addictions in the Czech Republic 2023. At the same time, the results of the latest National Survey on Substance Use - a population-wide study based on a representative sample of citizens aged 15+ years, conducted in 2023, are published. 

Government Decree No. 52/2024 Sb. amending Government Decree No. 463/2013 Sb. on the lists of addictive substances, as amended, was published in the Collection of Laws (Sbírka zákonů) on 5 March 2024, 14:00:55.

The Czech Alcohol Report 2023 and the Czech Tobacco and Nicotine Products Report 2023 were published on 29 February 2024.

Prague, 26.02.2024: As part of the technical notification process, the Ministry of Health received approval from the European Commission, which approved the inclusion of HHC, HHC-O and THCP in the list of addictive substances for the Czech Republic. The regulation adding these substances to the list has been signed by the Minister of Health and sent to the Prime Minister for signature.

Prague, 14 November 2023 - Illicit drug use among adults is stable and even declining among children and adolescents. However, the overuse of psychoactive medicines among the elderly and women is on the rise, according to a press release issued today by the National Drug Policy Coordinator.