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# Dutch coalition submits bid for a European AI gigafactory
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-23-netherlands-dgfo-eneco-ai-gigafactory-bid/
- Published: 2025-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:04:55.000Z
- Description: Dutch investment firm DGFO and energy group Eneco submitted a joint proposal to the European Commission to host a European AI gigafactory, backed by a coalition including former ASML chief Peter Wennink.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Telecompaper, 24 June 2025](https://www.telecompaper.com/news/dutch-companies-universities-unite-for-ai-gigafactory-bid--1540337?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the Commission has selected the Dutch bid or committed any funding to it.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)