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# EuroHPC signs EUR 129 million contract to add AI power to MareNostrum 5
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-01-26-eurohpc-marenostrum5-ai-upgrade-contract/
- Published: 2026-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:51:22.000Z
- Description: EuroHPC JU signed a EUR 129 million procurement contract with a consortium led by Fsas Technologies and Telefonica to add GPUs, AI accelerators, faster interconnects and storage to MareNostrum 5 in Barcelona, half funded through the Digital Europe Programme.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified

Verified [EuroHPC Joint Undertaking press release, 26 January 2026](https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/contract-signed-boost-marenostrum-5s-ai-capabilities-2026-01-26%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not confirm the new hardware is installed or running, only that the procurement contract has been signed.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. EUR129M contract upgrades hardware; owner/operator/law of machine unchanged. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)