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Deutsche Telekom, Brookfield and NRW reveal joint bid for EU AI Gigafactory site

Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges told the group's Q2 earnings call that Deutsche Telekom, Brookfield and North Rhine-Westphalia had jointly bid for an EU-funded AI Gigafactory site sized around 100,000 AI chips. No financing terms were disclosed.

Reported Editor-read Light Reading, 7 August 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the bid was selected, financed, or that any site, capacity or investment figure was finalised.

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.

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