Wednesday

Chronicle of October 28, 2026

28 entries

• The Czech Republic marked the 108th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia with a commemorative ceremony at the National Monument at Vítkov, President Petr Pavel appointed new generals and in the evening presented state honours in the Vladislav Hall.

  ČTK / České noviny · ČTK / České noviny · FORUM 24 · ČTK / České noviny · Seznam Zprávy
  

• The Future Forces Forum, a defence and security trade fair, was held at PVA EXPO in Letňany with more than 530 exhibitors and delegations from 70 countries, with Plzeň also taking part.

  Deník: Plzeňský kraj · Hospodářské noviny
  

• Students organised in the Student Solidarity Committee held a protest on Náměstí Svobody in Brno against the abolition of licence fees for Czech Television and Czech Radio and announced a strike for 3 November.

  Brněnská Drbna · iROZHLAS · Novinky.cz · Echo24 · ČTK / České noviny · Deník.cz
  

• The European Commission announced that it is closely monitoring the draft law shifting the financing of Czech Television and Czech Radio from licence fees to the state budget, which the Chamber of Deputies backed in its first reading on 24 October.

  FORUM 24 · Seznam Zprávy
  

• Former President Václav Klaus, speaking at a gathering on Náměstí Republiky marking the anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, criticised fading statehood and the absence of real political parties in the Czech Republic and Europe.

  ČTK / České noviny · Deník.cz
  

• A new lookout tower opened at Mount Javorník near Liberec, next to the Obří sud complex, restoring the view of the surrounding area after more than 70 years and becoming the tallest structure of its kind in the Liberec Region.

  Liberecká Drbna · iROZHLAS
  

• President Petr Pavel held a phone call with Finnish President Alexander Stubb about his Tuesday conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the prospects for a joint European approach to potential peace talks on Ukraine.

  ČTK / České noviny · iDNES.cz · Deník.cz
  

• Thousands of people demonstrated in Brno, Zlín, Hradec Králové and Plzeň in support of Czech Television and Czech Radio against the planned transfer of their funding to the state, while a student platform in Brno announced a strike by staff of both broadcasters for 3 November.

  Deník: Zlínský kraj · ČTK / České noviny
  

• Hundreds to two thousand people demonstrated on Náměstí Míru in Plzeň in support of public broadcasting and against a plan to fund Czech Television and Czech Radio directly from the state budget.

  Plzeňská Drbna · Deník: Plzeňský kraj
  

• Úštěk marked the Origins of Czechoslovakia with the seventeenth Day of Czech Crafts, featuring a symbolic arrival of Tomáš Masaryk and a period fair attended by 7,000 to 9,000 people.

  ČTK / České noviny · Novinky.cz
  

• President Petr Pavel awarded the Medal for Merit at Prague Castle on the occasion of the state holiday to sport shooter Kateřina Emmons, a native of Plzeň and Olympic champion.

  Deník: Plzeňský kraj · Plzeňská Drbna
  

• President Petr Pavel, in his speech before the awarding of state honours in the Vladislav Hall at Prague Castle, criticised politicians for failing to fulfil their responsibility in security, public finances, care for the landscape and the shape of public debate.

  ČTK / České noviny · Novinky.cz · FORUM 24 · ČTK / České noviny · iROZHLAS · FORUM 24
  

• President Petr Pavel awarded the Medal of Merit on the 28 October state holiday to teacher Sylva Knedlová, the longest-serving teacher in the Czech Republic.

  Blesk.cz · Seznam Zprávy
  

• President Petr Pavel awarded the Medal for Heroism in memoriam at Prague Castle to three Czech soldiers – Milan Štěrba, Robert Vyroubal and Adrian Werner – who were killed while serving in Afghanistan.

  Blesk.cz · Seznam Zprávy
  

• All four ANO councillors elected in Turnov announced their departure from the party, with its local branch in Turnov ceasing to exist entirely, following earlier departures of politicians in Semily and Česká Lípa.

  FORUM 24 · Echo24
  

• In Olomouc, on třída Svobody, a tram collided with a vehicle with an extended aerial platform, causing a worker repairing overhead wires to fall and suffer injuries, with damage to the vehicles estimated at half a million crowns.

  Novinky.cz · Deník: Olomoucký kraj
  

• President Petr Pavel, at the state holiday ceremony at Prague Castle, posthumously awarded the Order of Tomáš Masaryk, 2nd class, to diplomat Vladimír Vochoč, a native of Třebechovice pod Orebem, who as consul in Marseille during the Second World War helped save thousands of people from Nazi persecution.

  Deník: Královéhradecký kraj · Hradecká Drbna · iROZHLAS
  

• An unknown perpetrator placed a rock, a rocking horse and other objects on the railway track in Jihlava on Wednesday evening, a passing train hit them without derailing, and police are searching for the perpetrator on suspicion of attempted damage to property.

  Deník: Vysočina · iROZHLAS · iDNES.cz
  

• In a collision of Renfe and Iryo trains near Toledo, Spain, at least six people died, while a Czech citizen who was on board does not yet appear among the identified victims.

  iDNES.cz · Novinky.cz
  

• At the celebrations of the anniversary of the founding of independent Czechoslovakia, Culture Minister Oto Klempíř compared today's critics of the government to the satire of Voskovec and Werich, drawing criticism from opponents who pointed to his own past, while former president Miloš Zeman used his speech to criticise empty and pathetic speeches typical of the holiday.

  iDNES.cz · Lidovky.cz · FORUM 24
  

• The largest exhibition to date of works by painter Míla Fürstová opened at the Municipal House in Prague, with hundreds of visitors attending the opening.

  Deník.cz · Novinky.cz
  

• On 28 October 2026 at Prague Castle, President Petr Pavel conferred state decorations; the Order of the White Lion went posthumously to Věra Čáslavská and Miloš Forman, and also to Iva Janžurová and Helena Illnerová.

  iDNES.cz · iROZHLAS
  

• Slovakia announced that from 28 October 2026 its armed forces are able to protect the country's airspace on their own; until then allies, including Czechia, had been helping.

  ČT24 · Deník.cz
  

• Completion of the renovation of Mánesovy sady in Ústí nad Labem has been pushed back to May 2027 at the latest; the cost rose to just under CZK 43.1 million because of additional work.

  Deník: Ústecký kraj · iROZHLAS

• The building authority in Třeboň banned further use of the Svět obrů amusement park in Chlum u Třeboně, saying the park operates without the required permits and that its use conflicts with the zoning plan, and it opened proceedings to remove the structure; the operators said they would appeal to the regional office.

  ČT24: regiony · Deník.cz
  

• A Czech citizen died in the collision of two high-speed trains near Toledo, Spain; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic confirmed this on 30 October, and the embassy in Madrid is in contact with the family.

  Novinky.cz · iDNES.cz
  

• The Hradec Králové Region is building new tourist facilities with a kiosk near Dobrošov Fortress, which will cost nearly 9.5 million crowns and is due to be completed in spring next year.

  iROZHLAS · Hradecká Drbna
  

• On the state holiday, President Petr Pavel presented state decorations to 51 people at Prague Castle and promoted the Chief of the General Staff, Miroslav Hlaváč, to the rank of army general.

  Novinky.cz · iDNES.cz
  

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