Aktuality

On 8 June 2026, the first joint meeting of the Investment and Transport Committees of the partner cities of Katowice and Ostrava took place at the National Cultural Monument of Ostrava’s New City Hall. The meeting marked another important milestone in the long-standing cooperation between the two cities, which dates back to 1970. The topic of this inaugural session was of strategic importance, as specialists discussed the development of a high-speed rail connection.

Updated 08.06.2026 12:31 The Statutory City of Ostrava is proving that the transformation of an industrial city into a modern and sustainable metropolis is more than a vision on paper. According to a new monitoring report on the SECAP (Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan), the city has managed to reduce CO₂ emissions by more than 53% compared to 2000 - bringing it almost to the level of the 55% target it had set for 2030.

Updated 25.05.2026 12:39 Eight years of preparation. Three orchestras. Thirteen choirs. Eight soloists. A chief conductor and two assistant conductors. Sixteen institutions. Nearly six hundred performers. These were the key parameters of the Mahler 8 project, which transformed Ostrava’s Trojhalí Karolina into the venue of the largest classical music concert in the history of the Moravian-Silesian Region on May 17 and 18.