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Council agrees position to enable AI gigafactories and quantum pillar in EuroHPC

The Council adopted a general approach amending the EuroHPC Regulation to enable up to five AI gigafactories and add a quantum technologies pillar. The position now goes into trilogue talks with Parliament before becoming law.

Reported Editor-read Council of the EU press release, 9 December 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish the outcome of trilogue talks with Parliament or any final funding figure.

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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