Photo: Kristýna Maková, Radio Prague International
The government has nodded to the planned closure of 300 post offices around the country. The state-owned company Czech Post is in the red, due to a marked drop in demand for its services, but critics argue that the state must continue to meet the needs of the thousands of elderly citizens who depend on postal services.
Czech Post is undergoing the biggest overhaul in its history. The once mammoth organization has been unable to compete with the new courier services and has been something of a black hole for state funds.
Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said there was no other option on the table that to make this painful cut.
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Author: Daniela Lazarová