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- Testimony of a former deputy head of the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic in the Dozimetr case on influence over the Prague Public Transit Company
A former deputy head of the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic testified in court in the Dozimetr case. According to Blesk.cz, he…
- Supreme Court decision on the sentences in the Bečva poisoning case
The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic rejected the appeals on points of law of a firefighter and an official convicted over failings during the 2020…
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Opening of the main trial in the corruption case of Liberec public transport (2. November 2026)The Krajský soud v Liberci opened the main trial on 2 November 2026 in a large corruption case which, according to the dailies Lidovky.cz and…
- Harvest of the Vrkoč pond 2026
The harvest of the Vrkoč pond near Ivaň in the Brno area took place from 30 October to 1 November 2026 as a festive three-day event. The pond belongs…
- NMS poll on satisfaction with the government, October 2026
According to a poll by the NMS agency for Právo and Novinky.cz conducted on 26 and 27 October 2026, 37 percent of people rate the government of ANO,…
- Confirmation of the fines in the Bečva poisoning case
The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic rejected the appeals on points of law of a firefighter and an official who had been convicted over failings…
- Opening of the main trial in the DPMLJ case in Liberec in 2026
The regional court in Liberec opened the main trial on 2 November 2026 in the extensive corruption case around the Liberec transport company DPMLJ.…
- Main trial in the corruption case around DPMLJ (2 November 2026)
The Regional Court in Liberec opened the main trial on 2 November 2026 in an extensive corruption case concerning the Liberec transport company DPMLJ.…
- Testimony of Tomáš Knížek in the Dozimetr case (2 November 2026)
The testimony of Tomáš Knížek in the Dozimetr case is a witness hearing at the court in Prague in which the former deputy director of the General…
- Opening of the main trial in the DPMLJ corruption case (2 November 2026)
The opening of the main trial in the DPMLJ corruption case is the first hearing of the regional court in Liberec concerning the influencing of the…
- Main trial in the corruption case of the Liberec transport company (2 November 2026)
The Regional Court in Liberec opened the main trial on 2 November 2026 in an extensive corruption case around the Liberec transport company DPMLJ. The…
- Memorandum of the Karlovy Vary Region and the Ústí nad Labem Region on teaching with artificial intelligence
The governors of the Karlovy Vary Region, Petr Kubis, and of the Ústí nad Labem Region, Richard Brabec, signed a memorandum on cooperation in modern…
- New admission prices at the Prague Botanical Garden in Troja from 3 November 2026
The Prague Botanical Garden in Troja will raise its admission prices from 3 November 2026. Adults will pay 240 crowns when buying on site instead of…
- Witness testimony in the Dozimetr case, 2 November 2026
A former deputy director of the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic testified on 2 November 2026 in court proceedings in the…
- Decision of the Supreme Court on the appeals in the Bečva poisoning case
The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic confirmed the fines of a firefighter and an official convicted over failings during the 2020 accident on the…
- Main trial in the case of the Liberec transport company (2 November 2026)
The regional court in Liberec opened the main trial on 2 November 2026 in the extensive corruption case concerning the Liberec transport company…
- Three-day harvest of the Vrkoč pond (2026)
The ceremonial three-day harvest of the Vrkoč pond near Ivaň in the Brno area began on 30 October 2026 and lasted until Sunday 1 November. The pond…
- Testimony of a witness on influence over the Prague transport company in the Dozimetr case (2 November 2026)
At the main trial in the Dozimetr case, a former deputy director of the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic testified on 2 November…
- Witness testimony of a former deputy head of the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic in the Dozimetr case
A former deputy head of the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic testified at the trial in the Dozimetr case. According to the daily…
- Opening of the Central Depository of the National Library of the Czech Republic in Hostivař
The National Library of the Czech Republic opened the completed Central Depository in Hostivař, Prague, on 3 November 2026. The investment cost about…
- Start of preparatory work on the modernisation of Hradčanská metro station
The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) has begun preparatory work for the complete modernisation of Hradčanská metro station on Line A. According to…
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Traffic accident on road I/20 near Sedlec on 2 November 2026A traffic accident involving a passenger car and a lorry closed road I/20 near the village of Sedlec in the České Budějovice area on 2 November 2026.…
- Closure of the D1 motorway near Velké Meziříčí on 2 November 2026
A collision between a van and a truck at the 138th kilometre near Velké Meziříčí closed the D1 motorway in the direction of Prague at around 4:45 on 2…
- Preparations for a university student protest on 10 November 2026
Students of Charles University, working with other universities in Czechia, are planning a protest in support of public-service media for Tuesday 10…
- Detention of a woman over offers of money for votes in Mariánské Lázně
Police in Cheb detained on 2 November 2026 a woman suspected of offering money for votes in the municipal elections in Mariánské Lázně.
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Flat fire in Ostrava-Zábřeh on 31 October 2026The operations centre received an emergency call about a flat fire in Ostrava-Zábřeh at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday 31 October 2026. According to…
- Public tender for a small arena next to the ice stadium in Olomouc
The deadline for bids in the public tender for the so-called small arena next to the ice stadium in Olomouc ended on Friday 30 October 2026. Eight…
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Opening of a pillbox museum near Zdislava (2026)On 31 October 2026 a reconstructed military bunker from 1938, popularly called a řopík, was ceremonially opened near the village of Zdislava in the…
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Efforts to Control Black Bullhead Near TelčIn the ponds near Telč in the Jihlava region, a project is underway, carried out jointly by the town of Telč and the Institute of Vertebrate Biology…
- Discovery of contaminated almonds at a confectionery shop in Prague 1 (2026)
The Hygiene Station of the Capital City of Prague (HSHMP) announced that its staff found part of a batch of almond flakes contaminated with botulinum…
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Fish harvest at the Kudlovská přehrada reservoir in Zlín (2026)The harvest of the Kudlovská přehrada reservoir in Zlín took place on Saturday 31 October 2026, after Povodí Moravy had been draining the reservoir…
- Memorandum of the Karlovy Vary and Ústí nad Labem Regions on modernising teaching (2026)
A memorandum of cooperation on modernising teaching at secondary schools was signed on 30 October 2026 by the governor of the Karlovy Vary Region,…
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Opening of the car park at the railway station in KladnoA new car park of Správa železnic with 226 parking spaces has begun operating at the railway station in Kladno. The first twenty minutes of parking…
- Police look into threats under a post by Jindřich Rajchl about Bára Stárek
Police are examining comments that appeared on social media under a post by the MP and chairman of the PRO party Jindřich Rajchl, elected to the…
- Premiere of Sexual Perversity in Chicago at Komorní scéna Aréna in Ostrava
Komorní scéna Aréna in Ostrava staged on 1 November 2026 the premiere of Sexual Perversity in Chicago, which director Ivan Krejčí adapted from the…
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Car accident near Jankov in the Benešov area (2026)The car accident near Jankov in the Benešov area is a traffic accident that occurred on 31 October 2026 near the village of Jankov in Benešov…
- Death of Pavel Žák
Pavel Žák, lyricist, composer and radio director, died on 1 November 2026 in Prague at the age of 85. The information was confirmed to the Czech News…
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Fire at the Hořec Hotel in Pec pod Sněžkou (2026)In the night of 1 November 2026 the Hořec Hotel, built in 1908, burned in the centre of Pec pod Sněžkou; firefighters evacuated 35 people and…
- Fishing boat accident near the Grip archipelago (2026)
Norwegian police announced on 31 October 2026 that a body found in Norwegian waters belonged to one of three Czechs reported missing after a fishing…
- Death of the vice-president of the Czech Dental Chamber on 31 October 2026
On 31 October 2026 the dentist, university lecturer and vice-president of the Czech Dental Chamber, Robert Houba, died at the age of 67. His death was…
- Referendum on wind power plants in Břidličná 2026
In a local referendum in Břidličná in the Bruntál District on 30 October 2026, voters rejected the town's cooperation in the preparation, permitting…
- Dispute between Jindřich Rajchl and Benjamin Činčila in a debate on CNN Prima NEWS
In a debate on the programme 360° on CNN Prima NEWS about the possible effects of abolishing television and radio licence fees, Member of Parliament…
- Traffic accident near Sytno in the Tachov area (31 October 2026)
On Saturday 31 October 2026, shortly before 5 a.m., a fatal traffic accident occurred near the village of Sytno in the Tachov area. According to the…
- Body of a missing Czech angler found in Norway
According to Norwegian media, Norwegian police announced on 31 October 2026 that a body found in Norwegian waters before that date belongs to one of…
- Clash between Jindřich Rajchl and Benjamin Činčila in a debate on licence fees
Member of Parliament Jindřich Rajchl (PRO, elected for SPD) and the first deputy chairman of KDU-ČSL, Benjamin Činčila, clashed in late October 2026…
- Construction of a kiosk and facilities for tourists at Dobrošov Fortress (2026)
The Hradec Králové Region is building new facilities for tourists with a kiosk in the Dobrošov Fortress complex in the Náchod District. According to…
- Strike at Czech Television and Czech Radio on 3 November 2026
Employees of Czech Television and Czech Radio are due to take part in a one-day strike on Tuesday 3 November 2026. It was called by an initiative of…
- Increase in admission prices at the Prague Botanical Garden from 3 November 2026
The Prague Botanical Garden in Troja will raise its admission prices from 3 November 2026. An adult visitor will pay 240 koruna when buying on site…
- Election of Roman Zarzycký as mayor of Plzeň on 2 November 2026
At its inaugural meeting on Monday 2 November 2026, the city council of Plzeň elected Roman Zarzycký of the ANO movement mayor for a second time. In…
- Findings of the review of the intervention in the gallery of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2 November 2026)
The Protection Service of the Police of the Czech Republic announced in a press release on 2 November 2026 the result of its review of the…
- Coalition agreement and leadership of Liberec after the 2026 municipal elections
The victorious Starostové pro Liberecký kraj (SLK), the movement Lepší Liberec and the grouping Liberec otevřený lidem (LOL), together with the Czech…
- NMS survey on satisfaction with the government (26 and 27 October 2026)
The NMS agency published on 2 November 2026 a survey for Právo and Novinky.cz on satisfaction with the ANO, SPD and Motoristé coalition government.…
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Supreme Court upholds sentences in the Bečva poisoning case (2 November 2026)The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic rejected the appeals of a firefighter and an official who had been convicted over failings during the 2020…
- October 2026 PMI of Czech manufacturing
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) in Czech manufacturing reached 55 points in October 2026, after 53.5 points in September. This is the highest…
- Opening of the main trial in the corruption case of the Liberec transport company (2 November 2026)
The regional court in Liberec opened the main trial on 2 November 2026 in the extensive corruption case that concerns mainly the years 2016 to 2018…
- Postponement of the autumn harvests of the Klatovské rybářství because of drought (2026)
The Klatovské rybářství, which manages 390 ponds, will postpone the start of its autumn harvests by a month to mid-November 2026 because of drought.…
- Summary report of the Supreme Audit Office on the drawing of EU funds (2 November 2026)
The Supreme Audit Office published on 2 November 2026 a summary report from its audits of the drawing of European Union funds. According to the…
- Harvest of the Vrkoč Pond near Ivaň in the Brno Area (30 October to 1 November 2026)
The festive three-day harvest of the Vrkoč pond near Ivaň in the Brno area in the South Moravian Region began on Friday 30 October 2026 and ended on…
- Coalition Agreement of Žijeme pro Karvinou and ANO in Karviná (2 November 2026)
The group Žijeme pro Karvinou and the ANO movement signed a coalition agreement on 2 November 2026 on running Karviná in the new term after the 2026…
- Main trial in the corruption case of the transport company DPMLJ at the regional court in Liberec (2 November 2026)
The regional court in Liberec opened the main trial on 2 November 2026 in an extensive corruption case surrounding the Liberec transport company…
- Carbon monoxide hazard in a tent by a pond in the Třeboňsko region (1 November 2026)
Shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday 1 November 2026, two South Bohemian paramedic crews and a vehicle with a doctor were dispatched to the Třeboňsko region…
- Testimony of Tomáš Knížek in the Dozimetr case trial (2 November 2026)
Tomáš Knížek, a former deputy at the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic, testified as a witness on 2 November 2026 at the trial in…
- Reduced Czech Radio broadcasting during the strike on 3 November 2026
Czech Radio announced in a press release on Monday 2 November 2026 that during the strike on Tuesday it would reduce news and current-affairs…
- Coalition agreement in Karviná after the 2026 municipal elections
Žijeme pro Karvinou and ANO signed a coalition agreement on 2 November 2026; Jan Wolf, who is accused in a football corruption case and denies guilt,…
- Composition of the new leadership of Liberec after the 2026 municipal elections
Starostové pro Liberecký kraj, Lepší Liberec and the grouping Liberec otevřený lidem with the Czech Pirate Party have agreed on the city leadership;…
- Czech manufacturing PMI for October 2026
On 2 November 2026 S&P Global reported that the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Czech manufacturing stood at 55 points in October, after 53.5…
- Start of the main trial in the DPMLJ transport company case (2 November 2026)
The Regional Court in Liberec opened the main trial in the extensive corruption case surrounding the Liberec transport company DPMLJ on 2 November…
- Postponement of the autumn harvests of Klatovské rybářství in 2026
Klatovské rybářství, which manages 390 ponds, has to push back the start of its autumn harvests by a month, to mid-November 2026, because of drought.…
- Corruption case of the transport company DPMLJ
The corruption case surrounding the transport company DPMLJ concerns mainly the years 2016 to 2018. Investigators have charged more than three dozen…
- Collision of a sailing yacht with a catamaran near the island of Brač (2026)
Two vessels collided on 14 June 2026 in the strait between the islands of Brač and Šolta, on the route towards the island of Hvar. The catamaran was…
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Firefighters' temporary bridge exercise in VratimovOn 31 October 2026, a tactical exercise of the integrated rescue system units took place in Vratimov on the Ostravice river. It focused on the quick…
- Clash between Jindřich Rajchl and Benjamin Činčila on the programme 360°
On the programme 360° on CNN Prima NEWS on 30 October 2026, MP Jindřich Rajchl, whom FORUM 24 describes as an MP for PRO elected for SPD, clashed…
- Charges Filed in Zlín Hygiene Station Inspection-Influencing Case
Czech Television announced on 30 October 2026 that criminal investigators had charged former ANO movement member of parliament Margita Balaštíková in…
- Shipwreck of a boat with Czech fishermen off the Grip archipelago in September 2026
Four Czech fishermen set out on 18 September 2026 on a rented boat from the island of Averøy in western Norway and did not return at the agreed time.…
- Repair of the gazebo at the Rudolfův kámen viewpoint in 2026
The administration of the Bohemian Switzerland National Park closed the Rudolfův kámen viewpoint near Jetřichovice in the Děčín area for just under a…
- Dispute between Rajchl and Činčila over fees on the programme 360°
In a debate on the programme 360° on CNN Prima NEWS about the possible effects of abolishing television and radio fees, MP Jindřich Rajchl, elected…
- Construction of a kiosk at the Dobrošov fortress (2026)
The Hradec Králové Region is building new facilities for tourists in the grounds of the Dobrošov fortress in the Náchod area. Construction work began…
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Dispute between Jindřich Rajchl and Benjamin Činčila on the programme 360°On 30 October 2026, the programme 360° on CNN Prima NEWS discussed the possible effects of abolishing television and radio fees, which according to…
- Practice assembly of a temporary bridge over the Ostravice in Vratimov
The Rescue Unit of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic built a temporary bridge over the Ostravice river in Vratimov, testing the…
- Body of one of the Czech fishermen missing in Norway found (October 2026)
The Norwegian police announced that a body found in Norwegian waters belongs to one of the three Czech fishermen missing after a boat accident near…
- Charges against Margita Balaštíková in the Zlín hygiene case (30 October 2026)
Criminal investigators have charged Margita Balaštíková, a former member of the Chamber of Deputies for the ANO movement, over suspicion of improperly…
- Traffic Accident near Sytno in the Tachov Region (31 October 2026)
Near the village of Sytno in the Tachov region, a car accident occurred shortly before five o'clock in the morning on Saturday, 31 October 2026. After…
- Traffic Accident near Sytno (31 October 2026)
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, shortly before five o'clock in the morning, a fatal traffic accident occurred near the village of Sytno in the Tachov…
- Rajchl and Činčila Clash on 360° Over Abolition of TV and Radio Fees
In October 2026, a sharp clash took place on the discussion program 360° on CNN Prima NEWS between MP Jindřich Rajchl (elected for SPD according to…
- Rajchl and Činčila Clash on 360° Over Fees (30 October 2026)
The program 360° on CNN Prima NEWS discussed the possible effects of abolishing television and radio licence fees, a measure pushed by the governing…
- Unveiling of the Medzi nami Statue at Straka Academy (27 October 2026)
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico unveiled Vladimír Durbák's statue Medzi nami in the garden of Straka…
- Debate on Abolishing Licence Fees on 360° on CNN Prima NEWS
A debate on the programme 360° on CNN Prima NEWS about what the end of television and radio licence fees would bring escalated in October 2026 into a…
- Charges filed against Margita Balaštíková over Zlín hygiene station case
According to Czech Television, police have charged Margita Balaštíková, who was a member of parliament for the ANO movement, on suspicion of…
- Takeover of the Czech editions of Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan
The publisher New Look Media is to take over publication of the Czech editions of Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan magazines from 1 January 2027.
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Premiere of The Playboy of the Western World at Josef Kajetán Tyl TheatreOn 31 October 2026, the Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre in Plzeň will stage the premiere of John Millington Synge's tragicomedy The Playboy of the Western…
- Search for the identity of a woman found at a sorting line near Prague (October 2026)
The Police of the Czech Republic are trying to establish the identity of an unknown woman whose body was found in early October 2026 by a worker at a…
- Takeover of the Czech editions of Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan by the publisher New Look Media
The publisher New Look Media is to take over publication of the Czech editions of Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan magazines from Mafra on 1 January…
- Second breeding of the spider-tailed horned viper at Plzeň Zoo (2026)
Plzeň Zoo, in Plzeň, has bred young spider-tailed horned vipers (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) for the second time. It reported the success in late…
- Discontinuation of bus line 131 in Hanspaulka on 30 October 2026
Bus line 131 ran for the last time between the stops Hradčanská, U Matěje and Bořislavka on 30 October 2026, and trolleybuses of line 51 are taking…
- Premiere of The Playboy of the Western World at the Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre on 31 October 2026
The Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre in Plzeň staged the premiere of the tragicomedy The Playboy of the Western World by Irish playwright John Millington…
- Acquisition of Tesco in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by Ahold Delhaize (30 October 2026)
The Dutch group Ahold Delhaize, which operates Albert stores in the Czech Republic, announced on 30 October 2026 an agreement to buy the Tesco…
- Takeover of the Czech editions of Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan by New Look Media from 1 January 2027
The publisher New Look Media, owned by businessman Miloš Štěpař, will take over publication of the Czech editions of the magazines Harper's Bazaar and…
- Explosion in the demilitarisation zone of the FMG factory in Granada on 30 October 2026
An explosion occurred at the Spanish ammunition factory Fábrica de Municiones de Granada (FMG), which belongs to the group Czechoslovak Group (CSG),…
- Playboy of the Western World Premieres at the Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre
On 31 October 2026 the Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre in Plzeň will stage, on its studio stage, the premiere of John Millington Synge's Irish tragicomedy…
- Minister Šťastný's protest against the CAS decision on Russian hockey players
The Minister for Sport, Prevention and Health Boris Šťastný sent the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) an official protest on 30 October 2026…
- Rejection of the accused lawyer's complaint in the bitcoin case
The High Court in Olomouc rejected, at the end of October 2026 in a closed session, the complaint of a lawyer accused in the bitcoin case. The lawyer…
- Change of publisher for the Czech editions of Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan
The publishing house New Look Media, owned by entrepreneur Miloš Štěpař, will take over publication of the Czech editions of the magazines Harper's…
- Decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on the participation of Russian hockey national teams in IIHF competitions
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) published on 30 October 2026 a decision by which it annulled, with immediate effect, the ban on Russian…
- Explosion at the Spanish ammunition factory FMG (30 October 2026)
An explosion occurred on 30 October 2026 at around 9:00 local time on the premises of the Spanish ammunition company Fábrica de Municiones de Granada…
- Temelín switches to American nuclear fuel
The Temelín Nuclear Power Station has begun switching from Russian nuclear fuel to fuel from the American company Westinghouse.
- Minister Šťastný's Protest Against CAS Ruling on Russian Hockey Teams
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on 30 October 2026 that Russian ice hockey teams may immediately resume taking part in championships of…
- Rejection of a complaint against the seizure of money in the bitcoin case
The High Court in Olomouc rejected the complaint of an accused lawyer against the seizure of money in his bank accounts in the bitcoin case.
- CAS decision on the return of Russian hockey teams to IIHF competitions
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) annulled on 30 October 2026 the IIHF decision to exclude Russian hockey national teams from competitions,…
- Road accident involving Czech citizens in Wyoming (2026)
Two Czech citizens died in a road accident in the US state of Wyoming, and a third Czech was injured. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech…
- End of bus line 131 to Hanspaulka
Bus line 131 of the Prague Public Transit Company last ran on Friday 30 October 2026. It connected Hradčanská, U Matěje and Bořislavka and, according…
- Takeover of Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan magazines by the publisher New Look Media
The publisher New Look Media of businessman Miloš Štěpař announced on Friday 30 October 2026 that from 1 January 2027 it will take over publishing the…
- Reaction of Czech hockey to the CAS decision on Russia's return
After the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Russia's return to world hockey, European hockey federations, including the Czech…
- Miloš Zeman and Rudolf Schuster awarded the first Award for Czech-Slovak Mutuality (30 October 2026)
The Slovak parliament announced that Miloš Zeman and Rudolf Schuster will receive the first Award for Czech-Slovak Mutuality.
- CAS Decision on Russia's Return to IIHF Competitions (30 October 2026)
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on 30 October 2026 that Russian ice hockey teams may immediately resume competing in events of the…
- Takeover of the Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan licences by New Look Media (30 October 2026)
The publisher New Look Media of businessman Miloš Štěpař announced on 30 October 2026 that from 1 January 2027 it will publish the Czech editions of…
- Pilsen Zoo Rears Spider-tailed Horned Viper Hatchlings (2026)
Pilsen Zoo announced on 30 October 2026 that it had succeeded for the second time in breeding hatchlings of the spider-tailed horned viper…
- Start of Temelín's transition to Westinghouse fuel
Temelín Nuclear Power Station has begun the transition from fuel of the Russian manufacturer TVEL to fuel of the US company Westinghouse.…
- Cancellation of bus line 131 to Hanspaulka
Bus line 131 in Prague last ran on 30 October 2026. From 31 October, trolleybuses of line 51 have fully taken over the connection between the stops…
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Zdeněk PapoušekZdeněk Papoušek (ODS) is a Czech senator for electoral district no. 60, Brno-město. In October 2026 he defended his seat in the second round of the…
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Kramář VillaKramář Villa is a building with a garden in Prague where the first joint meeting of the Czech and Hungarian governments took place on 29 October 2026.
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Preliminary approval of the final payment from the National Recovery PlanOn 29 October 2026 the European Commission preliminarily assessed positively the seventh request by Czechia for a payment from the Recovery and…
- Michal Strnad's offer to buy the Delfin holding
According to Bloomberg, businessman Michal Strnad offered about 30 billion euros for the Italian family holding Delfin, which owns the eyewear maker…
- Opening of the lookout tower on Javorník near Liberec
A new lookout tower next to the Obří sud hotel on Javorník near Liberec was officially opened on 28 October 2026.
- Demonstration at Náměstí Míru in Plzeň on 28 October 2026
Hundreds to two thousand people gathered at Náměstí Míru in Plzeň on 28 October 2026 in support of public service media.
- Awarding of the Medal of Merit to Kateřina Emmons
On 28 October 2026 President Petr Pavel awarded the Medal of Merit to sport shooter Kateřina Emmons at Prague Castle.
- Awarding of the Medal of Merit to Sylva Knedlová
On 28 October 2026 President Petr Pavel awarded the Medal of Merit to teacher Sylva Knedlová, the longest-serving teacher in the Czech Republic.
- Awarding of Medals for Heroism in memoriam to three soldiers (28 October 2026)
On 28 October 2026, at a ceremony at Prague Castle, President Petr Pavel awarded, in memoriam, Medals for Heroism to three Czech soldiers who died…
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Collision of a tram with a vehicle with a platform in OlomoucIn Olomouc, on Třída Svobody near the junction with Lafayettova Street, a tram hit a parked Mercedes Unimog vehicle with an extended lifting platform.…
- Objects on the railway line in Jihlava on 28 October 2026
In Jihlava on the evening of 28 October 2026 a train hit objects that someone had placed on the railway line, including a rocking horse.
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Renfe and Iryo train collision near Toledo (28 October 2026)A train of the Spanish state operator Renfe heading from Madrid to Seville collided near Toledo shortly before nine o'clock on the morning of…
- Speeches on 28 October 2026 at the Ministry of Culture
During the celebrations of the Day of the Establishment of the Independent Czechoslovak State on 28 October 2026, a gathering was held in the Konírna…
- Exhibition of Míla Fürstová at the Municipal House
The largest exhibition of works by the painter Míla Fürstová to date, titled Wings of Whisper, has opened at the Municipal House in Prague.
- Turnov
Turnov is the largest town in the Semily region, although it is not the district seat. It lies in the Liberec Region.
- Charges against three men over an attempt to influence municipal elections in the Louny region
Detectives of the Louny economic crime department charged three men with the criminal offence of obstructing the preparation and conduct of elections…
- Coalition Agreement in Prague 15 after the 2026 Municipal Elections
The winning group Patnáctka náš domov (PND) signed a coalition agreement in Prague 15 with the coalition of the Czech Pirate Party and Prahu sobě. It…
- Minority coalition in Třinec after the 2026 municipal elections
Třinec is to be led by a minority coalition of Volte Třinec, KDU-ČSL and Společně pro Třinec. Marian Plucnar, leader of the winning group, is to…
- Acquittal of Kamil Kydalka on a charge of leaking a verdict in the Čapí hnízdo case
On 29 October 2026 the Obvodní soud pro Prahu 2 acquitted Kamil Kydalka, a former judge of the Municipal Court in Prague, of a charge under which he…
- First joint meeting of the Czech and Hungarian governments in Prague (29 October 2026)
The government of Andrej Babiš and the government of Péter Magyar met in the format of a joint meeting for the first time on 29 October 2026. The…
- Indictment of Four Men and Four Companies over Illegal Waste Imports from Germany
The Okresní státní zastupitelství v Bruntále has filed an indictment against four men and four companies in a case involving the illegal import of…
- Court hearing of the former deputy director of the Central Military Hospital on a charge of forging a lustration certificate
Before the Obvodní soud pro Prahu 6, the former deputy director of the Central Military Hospital rejected the indictment on 29 October 2026. The…
- Departure of Romana Ptáčková as coach of the Czech women's national basketball team
After more than four years Romana Ptáčková has left her post as coach of the Czech women's national basketball team. Her assistant Martin Bašta will…
- Coalition agreement of ProMost and ANO in Most for 2026–2030
The ProMost and ANO movements signed a coalition agreement for the 2026–2030 term. The leader of ProMost, Marek Hrvol, remains mayor of Most.
- Criminal proceedings after the discovery of human remains at the former barracks in Postoloprty
The Office for the Documentation and Investigation of Crimes of Communism has begun acts of criminal proceedings over the discovery of human remains…
- KHNP
KHNP is a Korean company building the new nuclear units at Dukovany. It concluded the contract for their construction in June 2025 with the investor,…
- Doosan Enerbility
Doosan Enerbility is a Korean company that has contracts with KHNP for the supply of the nuclear steam supply system and turbine generator for the new…
- Elektrárna Dukovany II
Elektrárna Dukovany II is the company that is the investor of the project of new nuclear units at Dukovany. In June 2025 it signed a contract with the…
- Delfin
Delfin Sarl is a Luxembourg family holding that manages the assets of the heirs of Leonardo Del Vecchio, the founder of Luxottica. According to…
- EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica is one of the world's largest makers of eyewear and optical products. It was formed in 2018 through the merger of the Italian company…
- ProVeg Česko
ProVeg Česko is an organization that in October 2026 spoke out publicly against the draft of the so-called meat decree of the Ministry of Agriculture.…
- Asociace živá kultura
Asociace živá kultura is an association of literary magazines and organizers of literary events. The magazines that identify with it include A2, Host,…
- Arnika
Arnika is an environmental association that compiles annual rankings of the largest environmental polluters in Czechia. It has done so since 2005 and…
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Počerady Power StationPočerady Power Station is a power plant in the Louny area that, according to Arnika, was the largest source of greenhouse gases in Czechia in 2025.
- Míla Fürstová
Míla Fürstová is a painter who was born in 1975 in Pelhřimov and lives in Cheltenham, England. She works in the graphic technique of etching, in which…
- Sandl Wind Farm
The Sandl wind farm is planned on the Austrian side of the Novohradské hory (Gratzen Mountains). It would have 19 masts up to 285 metres high and a…
- National Recovery Plan
The National Recovery Plan is the programme through which Czechia draws funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the main pillar of the…
- Jan Kříž
Jan Kříž was born in 1974. He studied at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague, where in 2003 he defended his…
- Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán is a former Hungarian prime minister, whose successor is Péter Magyar. In the spring parliamentary elections he was backed by US…
- Czech Union of Freedom Fighters
The Czech Union of Freedom Fighters organizes an assembly for the anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. In 2026 it took place on 28 October…
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PostoloprtyPostoloprty is a town in the Louny area where the Czechoslovak army killed hundreds of German civilians in June 1945.
- Linet
Linet is a maker of hospital and care beds, mattresses and other equipment. It also deals with technology development and services such as bed rental…
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Museum of the Bohemian Paradise in TurnovThe Museum of the Bohemian Paradise in Turnov has the exhibition Crowns of Emperors and Kings with copies of coronation jewels by the goldsmith Jiří…
- Jiří Urban
Jiří Urban is a goldsmith from Turnov and also a painter. He became known for exact copies of imperial and royal insignia, some of which, for example…
- Repair of Half of Bridge on I/35 Through-Road in Liberec Completed
Repairs to half of the bridge on the I/35 through-road in Liberec in the direction of Děčín have been completed. From Sunday, 1 November 2026, traffic…
- Replacement of tap-off transformers at Temelín
Temelín Nuclear Power Station is to replace its tap-off transformers in 2027 and 2028, as part of the preparations for operation extended to 80 years.
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Financial results of the Volkswagen Group for the first three quarters of 2026The German Volkswagen Group, which includes Škoda Auto, announced an operating profit of EUR 0.1 billion, about CZK 2.43 billion, for the first nine…
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Departure of ANO Councillors in TurnovThe ANO movement has lost its city councillors in Turnov. They will now sit as independents, and the local branch of the movement has also ceased to…
- Charges against three men over influencing municipal elections in the Louny area
Detectives charged three men with attempting to influence the municipal elections in one municipality in the Louny area. According to the police, they…
- Indictment over illegal import of waste from Germany to the Bruntál area
The district prosecutor's office in Bruntál has filed an indictment in the case of the illegal import of about 600 tonnes of waste from Germany to…
- Trial of the former deputy director of the Central Military Hospital over a lustration certificate
The Obvodní soud pro Prahu 6 held a trial of Brabec, the former deputy director of the Central Military Hospital. The defendant rejected the…
- Discovery of the confluence of the Sloupský potok and Bílá voda in the Amatérská Cave
Cave divers in the Amatérská Cave in the Moravian Karst have most probably found the place where the Punkva River is formed by the joining of the…
- Financial results of Linet for the 2025/2026 business year
The medical bed manufacturer Linet reached record revenue of CZK 9.7 billion in the 2025/2026 business year, while operating profit fell slightly to…
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Death of a Czech embassy employee in a road accident in JerusalemA first secretary of the Jerusalem office of the Czech embassy, which is based in Tel Aviv, died in a road accident in Jerusalem. The death was…
- Awarding of state honours on 28 October 2026
On 28 October 2026 President Petr Pavel awarded state honours at Prague Castle, including the Order of the White Lion, Second Class, posthumously to…
- Slovakia takes over protection of its airspace with its own forces
Since 28 October 2026 the Slovak armed forces have been able to protect Slovakia's airspace with their own forces. President Peter Pellegrini…
- Embassy of the Czech Republic in Israel
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Israel is based in Tel Aviv. The mission includes a branch office in Jerusalem, where a first secretary also…
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Order of the White LionThe Order of the White Lion is the highest Czech state decoration. It is awarded by the President of the Czech Republic.
- Peter Pellegrini
Peter Pellegrini is the President of the Slovak Republic.
- Mánes Gardens
Mánes Gardens is a park in Ústí nad Labem that has been part of the city for more than a hundred years. It serves residents of the surrounding…
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ChožovChožov is a municipality in the Louny area northeast of Louny with about 440 voters.
- Volte Třinec
Volte Třinec is an electoral association that won the 2026 municipal elections in the town of Třinec in the Frýdek-Místek District. It holds eight…
- Péter Magyar
Péter Magyar is the prime minister of Hungary.
- Okresní státní zastupitelství v Bruntále
Okresní státní zastupitelství v Bruntále is a public prosecutor's office operating in Bruntál. Its head is Zuzana Ševčíková. In October 2026 a…
- Romana Ptáčková
Romana Ptáčková is a Czech basketball coach, a native of Bruntál. From May 2022 she led the Czech women's national basketball team and became the…
- ProMost
ProMost is a political movement active in Most. In the 2026 municipal elections it won 22 seats on the 45-member city council; the second-placed VIZE…
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Amatérská jeskyněAmatérská jeskyně is a cave system in the Moravian Karst in the Blansko area, through which the underground Punkva river flows.
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JavorníkJavorník is a hill near Liberec. On it stand the Obří sud hotel, which is part of the Adventure Park Liberec complex, and next to it a…
- Partial discontinuation of ÚOHS proceedings with Pražské služby
The Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže decided on the objection by Pražské služby against a fine of CZK 300,000: it discontinued one part of the…
- Draft Concept for Armed Forces Development until 2040
The Concept for Armed Forces Development until 2040 is to be discussed by the Government of the Czech Republic. According to the draft, the Czech…
- Change of the coaching staff at Berani Zlín
On 29 October 2026 the hockey club Berani Zlín dismissed its coaching staff led by coach Oremus and appointed Antonín Stavjaňa as the new head coach.
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Findings of the ČNB internal audit on the Brno caseThe Czech National Bank has completed an internal audit ordered by its Bank Board in connection with the case of unauthorised handling of funds at its…
- Exhibition of the reliquary of Saint Wenceslas in Turnov
From 29 October to 29 November 2026 the Muzeum Českého ráje v Turnově is showing a new reliquary of Saint Wenceslas made for the basilica in Stará…
- Arnika rankings of polluters for 2025
The environmental group Arnika presented in Pardubice rankings of the largest polluters of the environment in Czechia for 2025, in which facilities…
- Draft meat decree on the labelling of meat products
The so-called meat decree of the Ministry of Agriculture is in the consultation procedure in October 2026. Under the draft, only a meat product made…
- KHNP ends talks on the Dukovany construction contract
On 29 October 2026 the Korean company KHNP announced that it had ended without agreement its talks on a construction contract for the new units at the…
- IPR study on the international residents of Prague
The Prague Institute of Planning and Development published a study according to which people without Czech citizenship make up a quarter of Prague's…
- Grand Prix Architektů 2026 awarded to the Horácká multifunkční aréna
The main prize of the Grand Prix Architektů, the National Architecture Award, went on 26 October 2026 to the Horácká multifunkční aréna in Jihlava by…
- Ban on Operating the Svět obrů Amusement Park in Chlum u Třeboně
The building authority in Třeboň has ruled that the Svět obrů amusement park, located on the grounds of a château in Chlum u Třeboně, may no longer be…
- Approval of Tender Conditions for Demolition at the Former Technical Services Site in Třebeš
The Hradec Králové city council has approved the tender conditions for a public contract to demolish four buildings at the site of the former…
- Start of the MotýLOVE project in the Moravian-Silesian Region
The environmental and intergenerational project MotýLOVE started in the Moravian-Silesian Region at the end of October 2026. It runs in Ostrava,…
- Grand Prix Architektů
Grand Prix Architektů is a Czech competition and national architecture award, organised since 1993 by Obec architektů.