{"slug":"greece","name":"Greece","short_name":"Greece","iso_code":"GR","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Europe","subregion":"Southern Europe","overview":"Greece applies the EU AI Act, has an AI Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister that delivered a \"Blueprint for Greece's AI transformation\" in November 2024, and adopted AI provisions in Law 4961/2022 on emerging technologies, which set transparency and governance duties for public-sector AI and obligations for large companies using AI in employment. The Hellenic Data Protection Authority and the National Cybersecurity Authority are among the proposed AI Act authorities.","regulatory_status_summary":"EU AI Act applies; Law 4961/2022 provisions on AI in the public sector and employment in force; AI blueprint (2024) as policy.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: Law 4961/2022 (emerging technologies, AI chapter). Strategy or guidance: Blueprint for Greece's AI transformation (2024).","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Hellenic Data Protection Authority","url":"https://www.dpa.gr/en","role":"Data-protection authority"},{"name":"Ministry of Digital Governance","url":"https://mindigital.gr/","role":"Lead ministry for digital and AI policy"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Law 4961/2022 on emerging information and communication technologies","publisher":"Hellenic Parliament / Government Gazette","url":"https://mindigital.gr/","document_date":"2022-07-27","document_type":"legislation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["eu","cyprus","bulgaria"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/greece","source":{"official_source_url":"https://mindigital.gr/","source_title":"Law 4961/2022 on emerging information and communication technologies","source_publisher":"Hellenic Parliament / Government Gazette","source_document_date":"2022-07-27","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"greece-law-4961-2022-emerging-technologies","id":"AIPT-POL-0082","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0082","title":"Νόμος 4961/2022: Αναδυόμενες τεχνολογίες πληροφορικής και επικοινωνιών, ενίσχυση της ψηφιακής διακυβέρνησης και άλλες διατάξεις","short_title":"Law 4961/2022 (emerging technologies, AI chapter)","jurisdiction":"greece","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Hellenic Parliament","summary_plain":"Law 4961/2022, published in July 2022, contains a chapter on artificial intelligence: public-sector bodies must carry out an algorithmic impact assessment and publish information before deploying AI systems that affect people, keep a register of AI systems, and ensure the Hellenic Data Protection Authority's oversight; medium and large private companies must inform workers about AI systems used in employment decisions and maintain an ethical-use policy. It also regulates IoT, 3D printing, blockchain and unmanned aircraft.","adopted_on":"2022-07-21","in_force_on":"2022-07-27","applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://mindigital.gr/","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/greece-law-4961-2022-emerging-technologies"},{"slug":"greece-blueprint-for-ai-transformation-2024","id":"AIPT-POL-0081","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0081","title":"A Blueprint for Greece's AI Transformation – report of the AI Advisory Committee","short_title":"Blueprint for Greece's AI transformation (2024)","jurisdiction":"greece","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"AI Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister of Greece","summary_plain":"Delivered in November 2024, the Advisory Committee's report proposes a national AI strategy: public-sector AI deployment, AI in health, education and agriculture, sovereign Greek language models, compute, skills, regulatory sandboxes and governance aligned with the EU AI Act.","adopted_on":"2024-11-19","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://foresight.gov.gr/en/","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"low","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/greece-blueprint-for-ai-transformation-2024"}]}