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ECCC reallocates EUR 35 million to gigafactory security and cable hubs

The ECCC's Governing Board adopted an amendment to the Digital Europe cybersecurity work programme for 2025 to 2027, reallocating EUR 35 million toward securing AI gigafactories and new regional undersea cable hubs.

Verified AI-drafted European Cybersecurity Competence Centre press release, 22 October 2025

What it does not test. It does not name which sites or operators will host the gigafactory security work or the cable hubs, since no call for proposals has yet opened.

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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