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Senate and municipal elections 2026

On October 9 and 10 the Czech Republic will hold municipal elections as well as elections for one-third of the members of the Senate.

Petr Pavel returns from holiday to vote in Czech municipal elections

Petr Pavel returns from holiday to vote in Czech municipal elections

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Czechast

Czech Palestinians reflect on Gaza, identity and Czech attitudes towards the war
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Society

Czechs have long tradition of homegrown foods – but why is trend on rise?
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Literature

Petra Hůlová on The Long Version: “It’s about my own experience of being used”

News

Václav Havel remembered

Czech democracy leader Václav Havel was born 90 years ago this October. We speak to several people who were close to the dissident playwright-turned-president.

Business

End of an era: Last Baťa footwear factory in Central Europe announces closure

The Baťa company has officially announced it will close its last factory in Central Europe, definitively ending production of the traditional footwear brand in the region.

Foreign policy

Society

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Drought reveals gravestones of flooded village beneath Lipno reservoir

Falling water levels at Lipno reservoir have uncovered gravestones from a cemetery in Dolní Vltavice, flooded in the 1950s. Experts are now recovering them.

Anniversary of the Week

October 2006: Czech WWII hero František Fajtl dies

Lieutenant General František Fajtl, a WWII hero who commanded an RAF squadron and later got hard labour in communist Czechoslovakia, died on October 4, 2006.

Culture

Franz Kafka | Photo: Atelier Jacobi, Wikimedia Commons, public domain

In Kafka's Footsteps

Franz Kafka was born in Prague, but where specifically did the world-famous writer grow up? Where did he draw inspiration, or even go on holiday?

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Ladislav Špaček recalls 10 years at Václav Havel’s side

Ladislav Špaček is a Czech writer, television journalist and presenter, whom Vaclav Havel handpicked to serve as his spokesperson between 1992 and 2003.

Travel

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Discovering Czechia through books: A Belgian reader on the country’s literary voice

Czechast meets Belgian reader Bart van Besien, who has been discovering the country through its literature.

Science and technology

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Some 3D printing materials may cause skin irritation, Czech study finds

Experts from Charles University tested commonly used 3D printing materials and found that some of them can negatively affect human cells when used over a long period.

Picture of the week

Central Bohemian skyline to lose distinctive landmark when Liblice transmitter masts come down

The two 355-metre-high masts of the Liblice transmitter near Český Brod are due to be demolished in October 2026. Czech Radio broadcast from the site until the end of 2021.

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Senate and municipal elections 2026

Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Jana Přistoupilová, Radio Prague International

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Video of Musical Geniuses on Czech Soil - part 5 | TCHAIKOVSKY

Tchaikovsky in Czechia: three Prague visits and a mysterious legacy

Julia Bailey | Photo: Ian Willoughby, Radio Prague International

Julia Bailey on honouring Galerie Rudolfinum’s legacy while delivering a fresh approach

British art historian, curator and writer Julia Bailey has been the head of Prague’s Galerie Rudolfinum for two and a half years.

Illustrative Photo: Michal Růžička, MFDNES, LN/Profimedia

Czech Palestinians reflect on Gaza, identity and Czech attitudes towards the war

In Czechast, two Palestinians with deep ties to Czechia discuss identity, the Gaza war and their disappointment with Czech attitudes towards Palestinians.

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