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Commission and EIB Group team up to back EU's planned AI Gigafactories

The Commission and the EIB Group signed a memorandum to support the EUR 20 billion InvestAI AI Gigafactories programme. A call for interest is planned for early 2026 after 76 expressions of interest from 16 member states for up to five sites.

Verified Editor-read European Commission press release, 4 December 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the call has opened, that any site has been chosen, or that any loan has been approved.

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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