In focus
Stories, places, people and institutions the press has covered more than usual over the last seven days.
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Prague Public Transit Company
The Prague Public Transit Company is a joint-stock company whose sole shareholder is the City of Prague. It operates the Prague metro, trams, buses and trolleybuses, as well as the…
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Senate of the Czech Republic
The Senate of the Czech Republic is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The Constitution vests legislative power in Parliament, which consists of the Chamber…
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Prague Castle
Prague Castle is an extensive castle complex in Prague, the seat of Bohemian princes, kings and presidents since the 9th century. It is a national cultural monument. The whole…
- The exhibition of the Czech crown jewels at Prague Castle ended; the key-holders returned them to St Vitus Cathedral.
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Dolní Němčí
Dolní Němčí is a municipality in the Zlín Region at the foot of the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area. It has about 3,000 inhabitants. It lies in the Uherské Hradiště…
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Car Tuning Meet in Čakovice (2026)
The car tuning meet in Čakovice was an unauthorised gathering of enthusiasts of modified cars, held on 2 October 2026 in the car park by the Globus hypermarket in the Prague…
- Hundreds of cars gathered in the car park of a hypermarket in Prague's Čakovice for an unauthorised tuning meet; according to a police estimate up to a thousand cars and 2,500 people came, the police monitored the event, which was due to move to Brno on Saturday.
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Old Town Square
Old Town Square is a square in the Old Town of Prague and one of the oldest places of settlement and economic life in the city. It is very large and square in shape, with an…
- A demonstration by the Million Moments association on Old Town Square called for turnout in the municipal and Senate elections.
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Bohemian Crown Jewels
The Bohemian Crown Jewels are a set of royal insignia comprising the St Wenceslas Crown, the royal sceptre and orb, their leather cases, the crown cushion and the coronation robe.…
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Arson Attack on a Rolls-Royce in Smíchov
In Prague's Smíchov, in the street Na Valentince, an unknown perpetrator set fire to a parked luxury Rolls-Royce Ghost. The damage caused by the fire exceeds one million crowns.…
- An unknown perpetrator set fire to a luxury Rolls-Royce car in Prague's Smíchov district; the damage exceeds one million crowns.
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Introduction of a Fuel Price Cap (2026)
On 1 October 2026, price regulation of fuels set by the Ministry of Finance came into force in Czechia. The maximum price of diesel was set at 48.72 crowns per litre and of petrol…
- After the introduction of a price cap, diesel at filling stations became cheaper by up to three crowns, petrol only in places.
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Parachutist Fall near Klatovy (2026)
On 2 October 2026, shortly before half past nine in the morning, a parachutist fell onto a meadow between the municipalities of Klatovy and Točník, near the Klatovy airfield.[2] He…
- A parachutist fell near Klatovy, close to the local airfield.
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David Pastrňák
David Pastrňák (born 25 May 1996 in Havířov) is a Czech ice hockey forward. He has played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins since 2014 and on 27 September 2026 became the club's…
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Million Moments for Democracy
Million Moments for Democracy (Milion chvilek pro demokracii) is a Czech association based in Prague that organises demonstrations, petitions and campaigns on public affairs.…
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Markvartice (Jihlava region)
Markvartice is a village in the Jihlava region with an agricultural complex housing a sow breeding operation. The farm is run by Zemědělská společnost Stará Říše s. r. o., a…
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Alena Schillerová
Alena Schillerová (born 18 March 1964) is a Czech lawyer and politician. Since 15 December 2025 she has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the government of…
- Finance minister Alena Schillerová said the government will not be able to avoid raising some taxes; taxation of investment apartments and addictive substances is under consideration.
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Villa Müller
Villa Müller (Müllerova vila) is a family house in Střešovice, Prague, built in 1928–1930 to a design by Adolf Loos in collaboration with the architect Karel Lhota. It stands at…
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Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic
The Supreme Administrative Court is the highest judicial body of the Czech Republic in matters of administrative justice. The Constitution places it in the court system alongside…
- The Supreme Administrative Court upheld Jaroslav Brož's cassation complaint; the Prague Municipal Court must rule again on his dismissal as dean of the Catholic Theological Faculty of Charles University.
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Jiří Suchý
Jiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931 in Plzeň) is a Czech theatre-maker, actor, lyricist, singer, writer and visual artist. In 1959 he co-founded the Semafor theatre in Prague, where he…
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Zhůří
Zhůří is a defunct village in the Šumava (Bohemian Forest) in the Klatovy area of the Plzeň Region. It lies within Šumava National Park, in the former Dobrá Voda military area.…
- Environment Minister Igor Červený filed a criminal complaint over contaminated land in the former military area of Zhůří in the Klatovy region.
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Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court is a body that, in the Czech legal system, decides on constitutional complaints lodged against decisions of the ordinary courts. In October 2026 it…
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St Vitus Cathedral
The Cathedral of St Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert is the cathedral within the grounds of Prague Castle and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Bohemian kings and queens were…
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Serial Killer festival 2026 awards announced
The ninth edition of the international series festival Serial Killer in Brno announced its winners at the closing evening on Sunday. The festival ran from 23 to 28 September 2026…
- The Polish series Proud won the main prize at the Serial Killer festival in Brno; among Czech series, Kamarád won.
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Constitutional Court Ruling on Moon Dust
On 1 October 2026 the Constitutional Court published a decision rejecting the constitutional complaint of a scientist's daughter in a dispute over moon dust samples, thereby…
- The Constitutional Court ruled that lunar dust samples from the 1970s remain the property of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
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Police Close Investigation of Filip Turek's Accident
On 1 October 2026 Prague police announced that no crime was committed in the traffic accident of MP Filip Turek (for the Motorists) and the driver of an ambulance vehicle, which…
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Václav Havel
Václav Havel (1936–2011) was a Czech playwright, essayist and politician. He was President of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and the first President of the Czech Republic from…
- Dagmar Havlová announced that the Prague City Library is taking over the management of Václav Havel's legacy and unveiled the Václav Havel Bench on Mariánské náměstí, opening the celebrations of the 90th anniversary of his birth.
- Pelhřimov city councillors approved the name Park Václava Havla for a previously unnamed public space between the schools, the district court and the library.
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National Saint Wenceslas Pilgrimage
The National Saint Wenceslas Pilgrimage is held in Stará Boleslav near Prague to commemorate Saint Wenceslas, patron of the Czech land.
- People in Stará Boleslav commemorated St Wenceslas, patron saint of the Czech lands.
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Peter May
Peter May was a Scottish writer and screenwriter, author of the detective novel series Ostrov Lewis (the Lewis trilogy) and Čínské thrillery (the China Thrillers). His books are…
- The Scottish writer Peter May, author of the Lewis and China Thrillers crime series, whose Czech editions are published by Host, died at the age of 74.
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Wenceslas Square
Wenceslas Square is the central square of Prague's New Town. It runs from Můstek to the National Museum building. It is about 750 m long and 60 m wide and is lined by 58 buildings.…
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National Theatre (Prague)
The National Theatre is a Czech theatre institution based in Prague, and also its historic building at the corner of Národní Avenue and Masarykovo Embankment. The institution…
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Activist Protest at a Sow Farm in Markvartice
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, a protest action by a group of animal rights activists took place at a sow farm in the village of Markvartice in the Jihlava region. The activists…
- Activists entered a sow farm in Markvartice in the Jihlava region to draw attention to farming conditions; police escorted them out of the premises.
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Sněžka
Sněžka is the highest mountain in Czechia. It lies in the eastern part of the Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), and the Czech–Polish state border runs across its summit. The name derives…