A new Ministerial Decision comes to regulate the use of AI systems within schools in Greece. The Decision Β 2639 was published in the Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic in May 2026 and comes to clarify a grey area regarding the use of AI systems in official educational environments.
More specifically, this framework sets out rules on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in education. It covers the technical and organizational measures that must be in place, as well as the conditions under which AI can be used in the educational process. It addresses key issues such as ethics and responsible use, transparency, security, and protection against potentially harmful content. It also includes provisions for the training of teachers and the education of students on how to use AI systems properly. Finally, it covers all matters related to the protection of personal data that may be involved when using these systems.
The framework comes into force to address specific emerging needs, to tackle existing challenges and to prevent potential bottlenecks in the implementation of such technology and its potential for educational purposes.
In relation to existing data from Eurostat for people in Greece and the use of generative AI, the need for productive utilization is highlighted even more.
The report entitled: Generative Artificial Intelligence in Greece: A Leader in Adoption, but Productive Utilization Remains a Challenge, provides statistics from 2025 that reveal that Greece shows high penetration of generative AI tools use, as approximately 44% of citizens have used generative AI tools, a percentage higher than the EU average. The trend is even more pronounced among younger people. In Greece, 83.5% of individuals aged 16–24 use generative AI tools, the highest rate in the EU, compared with 63.8% across Europe as a whole. Their use of technology is mainly focused on personal activities (44.2%) and education (39.3%), while professional use remains relatively low and like that of the wider population.
As the report concludes: The main challenge now is not access, but the transition from widespread personal use to a more systematic and productive use of technology in the workplace and the economy. At the same time, critical use of AI systems and advancement of participatory ways in which young people govern and shape the future of these technologies become increasingly necessary.
