Greece’s Ministers of Education (Sofia Zacharaki) and Digital Governance and AI (Dimitris Papastergiou) jointly unveiled the country’s first binding national framework governing AI use in schools on 13 May 2026, presented at the EU Education Ministers’ Council in Brussels. Greece is confirmed as the first EU member state to make AI use in classrooms subject to binding law.
Key provisions of the framework include: AI systems cannot be used to grade students or evaluate teaching staff; student assignments cannot be produced entirely by AI; AI tools are prohibited in examinations unless specifically authorised; deepfake generation and fabricated citations are explicitly banned; all AI tools must operate through the secure Panhellenic School Network; and every school must appoint an “AI Use Coordinator” responsible for oversight and compliance.
The framework is aligned with the EU AI Act and GDPR and was co-issued by the Ministries of Education and Digital Governance — representing a joint regulatory act with legal force.
Who it affects: All schools in the Greek national education system and their staff. The AI Use Coordinator requirement creates a formal governance role at school level throughout the country.
What is notably missing: The framework governs AI USE in schools — it is not a binding mandate that AI literacy be taught as curriculum. It does not impose employer training obligations, worker rights provisions, or pre-redundancy AI training requirements. The broader AI literacy curriculum (currently a pilot) remains voluntary. No penalties for non-compliance at school level are specified in the initial announcement.
Secondary sources: https://www.iefimerida.gr/english/greece-first-eu-bind-ai-classrooms-by-law | https://athens-times.com/ai-in-greek-schools-first-national-framework-for-safe-and-ethical-use/