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Von der Leyen's State of the Union pushes AI gigafactories and cloud law

Von der Leyen's State of the Union address announced the Commission is pursuing AI Gigafactories investment, a Cloud and AI Development Act, a Quantum Sandbox and a European AI and Tech Declaration signed by tech CEOs to back EU sovereignty.

Verified Editor-read European Commission, SPEECH/25/2053, 10 September 2025

What it does not test. It does not itself commit a euro figure to any of the announced programmes, which still need separate legislative and budget steps.

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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