The first list of post office branches operated by ELPA (Greek Postal Service) that are closing today, Monday November 3, 2025, was published yesterday, Sunday (2/11). The majority of branches, specifically 33 of them are located in Attica, while 7 are in the Thessaloniki area, one in Patras, one in Rhodes, one in Ioannina, one in Ierapetra and one in Chania.
Complete list of Greek postal service branches closing
This represents the first phase of Greek postal service branch closures, focusing on urban centers. Among those closing are branches in Nikaia, Galatsi, Gerakas, Drapetsona, Kypseli, Chaidari, and Cholargos.
The Greek Postal Service announced in a statement that they are proceeding in the first phase with the suspension of operations only for branches located in urban centers and regional capitals where other branches exist. As stated in the announcement: “For all other peripheral areas, changes will be implemented within a three-month period, allowing time to explain the necessity of interventions that must be made, always with the criterion of providing better services and examining the operation of agencies, provided there is interest and it is feasible in cooperation with local communities“.
Official statement from Greek postal service
“The Greek Postal Service faces the greatest challenge in its history. For more than three decades, it has recorded losses, operating in an environment that is changing radically and rapidly. Additionally, European regulations no longer permit any state aid. If the necessary decisions are not taken now, within the next six to nine months the consequences will be irreversible – threatening ELPA’s sustainability. Faced with this reality, management chooses to act with responsibility and realism. The transformation being implemented does not aim at downsizing, but at saving and regenerating ELPA as a modern, efficient service company.
Chronic phenomena of inactivity are being addressed, which kept dozens of employees without substantial work, while they were absent where there was real need. With the new plan, these resources are being reallocated to delivery work and customer service – where ELPA’s reliability and image are built daily. None of this undermines the company’s social role. On the contrary, it strengthens it through new tools and technology. Services that once required physical presence at the branch are now provided at citizens’ doorsteps, through the “ELPA at home” program and the digital postman, equipped with tablets and POS systems to serve customers quickly, safely and consistently. The majority of transactions – letters, packages, payments – now take place outside branches. The physical store, which once formed the core of activity, has in many areas been reduced to minimal purpose.
ELPA is changing its operating model to continue uninterrupted operations in a way that guarantees the best possible service at every citizen’s door, even in the most remote areas of our country. In this context, ELPA’s management announces that having evaluated all branches it maintains nationwide with the basic criterion of service volume performed in them, it is proceeding in the first phase with the suspension of operations only for branches located in urban centers and regional capitals where other branches exist. For all other peripheral areas, changes will be implemented within a three-month period, allowing time to explain the necessity of interventions that must be made, always with the criterion of providing better services and examining the operation of agencies, provided there is interest and it is feasible in cooperation with local communities“.
