A day before the meeting of its co-competent committees Parliament on the subject of ELTAthe PASOK requests in a letter to the presidents of the committees to be invited to the meeting n National Telecommunications and Postal Commissionh Central Association of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE) as well as Panhellenic Federation of Postal Unions (POST).

The entire letter from PASOK MPs:

“The MPs of PASOK – Movement for Change, in view of tomorrow’s joint meeting of the Standing Committees on Economic Affairs and Public Administration, Public Order and Justice on the subject of “Information on issues of the Hellenic Post Office (ELTA) and in particular on the suspension of branch operations throughout the country”, submitted a request to the Chairmen of the Committees for the invitation of competent bodies, in order to provide full and substantial information.

Specifically, the MPs request to be invited to attend the meeting:

– the National Telecommunications and Posts Commission (EETT),
– the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE) and
– the Panhellenic Federation of Postal Unions (POST)

As emphasized in the letter, the presence of the above bodies is necessary, so that the members of the Committees are informed about the decisions to suspend or close post offices, their effects on the universal postal service, but also on local communities and social cohesion.

PASOK – Movement for Change points out that ensuring the universal postal service is a fundamental obligation of the state and a condition for citizens’ equal access to public services, regardless of geographical area.

The parliamentary group of PASOK – MOVEMENT OF CHANGE will continue to highlight the issues that affect local communities, calling for transparency, accountability and participation of the competent bodies in the formulation of political decisions.

The following is the full text of the request to the Presidents of the Committees for the invitation of the competent bodies:

Honorable Mr. Presidents,

In the context of the upcoming joint meeting of the Standing Committees on Economic Affairs and Public Administration, Public Order and Justice, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, on the subject of “Information on issues of the Hellenic Post Office (ELTA) and in particular on the suspension of branch operations throughout the country” and given that there was no relevant consultation, the presence of representatives of the competent authorities is considered necessary bodies.
For this reason, please invite the following bodies to attend the meeting:

• EETT – National Telecommunications & Posts Commission
• KEDE – Central Union of Municipalities of Greece
• Panhellenic Federation of Postal Unions (POST)

The presence of these bodies is considered necessary, in order for the members of the Committees to be fully informed about the decisions to suspend or close shops, their effects on the universal postal service and social cohesion, as well as for the formulation of substantiated policy proposals.
We ask you for the timely arrangement of the invitations and confirmation of the participation of the bodies.

The Requesting Members of Parliament

Panas Apostolos

Biagis Dimitrios

Gerulanos Pavlos

Apostolaki Milena

Konstantina Giannakopoulou (Nadia)

Doudonis Panagiotis

Katrinis Michalis

Koukoulopoulos Paraskevas (Paris)

Liakuli Evangelia

Georgios Mulkiotis

Staraka Christina”

SYRIZA’s request for the presence of Hatzidakis

At the same time with a letter from SYRIZA requests that the deputy prime minister be summoned as well Kostis Hatzidakison the occasion of a publication of the Journal of Editors to inform the deputy prime minister about the plan to close 204 stores.

Koumoundourou’s announcement:

“After the revelations of the Journal of the Editors about the information of the Deputy Prime Minister, Kostis Hatzidakis about the plan to close 204 ELTA stores, the questions are now relentless:

▪️Did Mr. Hatzidakis know or not that the management of ELTA had already proceeded with a decision for the mass suspension of dozens of shops?
▪️Was he aware or not that since last Friday the ELTA administration handed over 600 “way sheets” to staff of 204 stores to become distributors elsewhere, as a result of which entire areas are left without basic postal services?

As the report reveals, since the first ten days of October, he had already received a detailed letter from the managing director of ELTA and his close associate, Grigoris Sklikas, in which the organization’s financial situation and its downsizing plan were described in every detail.

According to ELTA sources, this letter was also shared with the Minister of Digital Governance, Dimitris Papastergiou, who oversees the “Catholic Service”. The information was complete. The silence, however, is deafening.

If he knew, he is jointly responsible for an unprecedented act of discrediting the public organization. If he did not know, then there is a question of the functioning and credibility of the “staff state” and the government itself.

For all these reasons, the Secretary of the SYRIZA-PS Parliamentary Group, Dionysis Kalamatianos, today sent a letter to the President of the Parliament, requesting the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Kostis Hatzidakis, at tomorrow’s joint meeting of the Standing Committees on Economic Affairs and Public Administration, Public Order & Justice, in order to give full explanations of who knew, who decided and who covered the closure and deprecation of ELTA.

The government cannot feign ignorance. Citizens deserve clear answers.”