Slovakia declines to bid for an EU AI gigafactory, plans smaller sites

Slovakia's investment ministry MIRRI said the country will not bid for an EU AI gigafactory under the bloc's large scale compute call, citing viability concerns. It will instead build smaller national AI factories, partly reserved for state use, while coordinating with Czechia.

Reported Editor-read The Slovak Spectator, 28 October 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that Slovakia has secured any alternative funding for its smaller national AI factories, since no financing decision is named.

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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