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The civic association Nerudný fest is holding the eleventh Concert for the Future on 17 November, marking the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day and International Students' Day. The programme in central Prague is to last more than five hours, and the broadcast from the lower part of Wenceslas Square begins at 16:36. The evening will be hosted by Jindřich Šídlo and Jenovéfa Boková. The main partners are Nadace Tipsport and Sekyra Foundation.

The ninth Czech Space Week runs from 2 to 8 November 2026 in Prague and other cities. A press conference on 2 November at 15:00 in Prague Planetarium will first reveal a shortlist of items from the public call Czech Journey to Space, which received 1,171 proposals. The selected objects are meant to accompany Aleš Svoboda to the International Space Station after approval by ESA, NASA and Vast. The programme also includes the Space2Business conference on 3–4 November at Černín Palace and an event in Brno on 4 November.

According to a Generali Investments CEE survey, almost 88% of people without their own home expect that buying one will be even harder than today. 73% of Czechs believe property prices will keep rising at the same pace as so far, the highest figure in six years; in 2023 it was 4 in 10. A sharp reversal and fall in prices is expected by 9% of respondents. More than six in ten Czechs expect to keep living in rented housing or with relatives.

The Czech Republic is hosting the Ninja European Championships for the first time. From 30 October to 1 November 2026, competitors from 20 countries will appear in the TJ Lokomotiva hall at Úslavská 75 in Plzeň, with a total of 1,800 starts. Four identical courses allow head-to-head races, and competitors have three minutes for the main course. The main race is sold out, and the European titles will be decided on Sunday. ČT sport will broadcast the final block on 1 November from 9:00 to 10:00.

Check Point Software Technologies' research team has published the Global Threat Intelligence Report. According to it, Czech organizations faced an average of 3,257 cyberattacks per week, which is 61% more than a year earlier. The report also gives an average weekly number of attacks in September and a year-on-year rise of 48%.

The e-shop turnover of the Písek firm Kvalitex fell by 31 per cent between 2023 and 2025, from 16.9 to 11.7 million crowns. The firm links this to the arrival of the Temu marketplace on the Czech market in October 2023. At the start of 2025 it switched to production from premium European materials and holds the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification. In the first four months of 2026 e-shop turnover rose 13.4 per cent year on year.

The 35th edition of the Global Business Aviation Outlook study, issued by Honeywell Aerospace, forecasts 9,950 new business jets over the next ten years, 4.4% more than last year's forecast. The worldwide business aviation fleet is expected to grow by about 29%. According to the study, aircraft utilisation keeps rising and operators are changing their business models.

From Monday, November 2, to Sunday, November 15, 2026, all Lidl stores in the Czech Republic will host the 16th annual Heart for Children collection, supporting families with seriously ill children. Customers can buy a heart-shaped sticker for 30 CZK at the checkout, either taking it home or placing it on a board behind the till. Organizers have produced nine video reports on affected children, available at srdcedetem.cz and zivotdetem.cz.

The presidium of the Czech Television Council responded to the ongoing parliamentary debate on changing the funding of Czech Television and Czech Radio. It noted that MPs and senators have had access to the 2025 annual report on Czech Television's finances since June 11, 2026. According to the statement, the broadcaster's finances are checked by the Council and its Supervisory Committee, an independent external audit, and subsequently by Parliament when reviewing annual reports.

The fDrive.cz portal reports that rising fuel prices combined with battery improvements are changing the cost balance between combustion and electric vehicles. According to founder Martin Pultzner, sales of used electric cars have more than doubled year-on-year, while new EV sales are up about 15 percent. New models reportedly consume 13 to 16 kWh per 100 kilometers and can travel over 400 kilometers on a single charge at highway speeds of 130 km/h.