Few threatened post office branches being retained after talks

Czech local authorities have negotiated the retention of only a portion of the branches of the Czech Post that are being closed, the Czech News Agency reported on Saturday. In most cases, the branches will be retained only in exchange for the closure of another post office in the area that was not on the original list of branches to be closed.

Some municipalities are now considering operating post offices under the Partner Plus scheme, paid for from their own coffers.

In March, the Post Office published a list of 300 branches it would close by mid-year for cost-saving reasons. It has 3,200 branches in total.