ElevenLabs signs a voice AI agreement with the Greek government
ElevenLabs signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Greece this week, bringing its voice AI to public services, tourism, and dialect preservation. Cofounder Mati Staniszewski marked the deal with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion in Athens. The document itself was signed by Dimitris Papastergiou, Greece’s Minister of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence.
What ElevenLabs and Greece signed
The agreement runs across three pillars. The first is digital governance: applying voice AI to government call centers and to gov.gr, Greece’s single digital portal, which now lists more than 2,200 services. The aim is access in any language, including for the Greek diaspora and citizens who find the web hard to navigate.
The second pillar is tourism, expanding the reach of the official travel portal Visitgreece.gr and powering new platforms for mountain, maritime, gastronomic, and wellness travel. The third is heritage. ElevenLabs will help preserve regional dialects spoken by only a few hundred people in isolated communities, starting with Cretan, with the Athena Research Center stewarding the work.
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Mitsotakis said that on stage at the Panathēnea event after the signing. ElevenLabs frames the MOU as a sign its Greek business is growing, naming Alpha Bank, BOX NOW, and the Sfakianakis Group among local enterprises already building voice agents on its tools.
What the agreement means for creators
For musicians and producers, ElevenLabs has been a tool for voice work and AI music. This deal points somewhere bigger: national infrastructure. That shift is worth tracking if you build on its voice and music tools, because it signals where the company puts its weight next, fresh off a $500M Series D.
The dialect pillar is the part worth watching. Preserving Cretan and other fading dialects is voice AI pointed at heritage, not replacement. It runs on the same voice cloning tech that worries artists, aimed here at a use almost nobody argues with.
Frequently asked questions
What did ElevenLabs and the Greek government sign?
ElevenLabs and the Government of Greece signed a Memorandum of Understanding, a non-binding agreement that frames a collaboration without guaranteeing any specific product or deadline. Cofounder Mati Staniszewski marked the deal with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou signed the document at the Maximos Mansion in Athens.
What does the ElevenLabs Greece partnership cover?
The ElevenLabs Greece partnership covers three pillars. The first applies voice AI to government call centers and the gov.gr portal. The second supports tourism through the Visitgreece.gr travel portal. The third helps preserve regional Greek dialects, with the Athena Research Center as the local partner.
Which Greek dialects will ElevenLabs help preserve?
ElevenLabs will start with Cretan, a dialect now spoken by a small number of people in isolated communities, before adding more regional dialects. The Athena Research Center stewards the preservation work as the project's local partner.
Does the ElevenLabs Greece MOU guarantee any products will launch?
No. A Memorandum of Understanding sets a frame for collaboration, it does not commit either side to a product, a contract, or a timeline. ElevenLabs says discussions on the first projects for each pillar are already underway, but nothing has shipped yet.
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