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Damianou Clarifies €500,000 Reference in Controversial Video

Published January 19, 2026, 17:17
Damianou Clarifies €500,000 Reference in Controversial Video

The Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Nicodemos Damianou, explained that the reference to €500,000 in a recent video concerns a private initiative to promote a pilot program for learning Artificial Intelligence in schools, with a purely educational and social character. Coordination already exists between the Ministries of Finance, Education, and his Deputy Ministry for the implementation of the initiative. Damianou assured that the prescribed legal and transparent process will be followed, with the submission of a complete proposal to the Council of Ministers for evaluation and approval. This explanation was given in response to questions from AKEL MP Christos Christofides regarding the donation allegedly made by an American citizen. The Auditor General of the Republic, Andreas Antoniades, stated that there is no recorded donation of €500,000 from an American investor.