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# Reply joins Mistral Forge to build sovereign AI models for Europe
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-18-reply-mistral-forge-partnership/
- Published: 2026-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T06:58:29.000Z
- Description: Italy's Reply became a launch partner of Mistral AI's Forge programme to build sovereign, customisable large language models on European infrastructure for regulated sectors, with a first named project building a Greek language model with Austria's Academy of Sciences.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Reply press release, 18 March 2026](https://www.reply.com/en/newsroom/news/reply-announces-a-partnership-with-mistral-to-develop-sovereign-and-customizable-artificial-intelligence-models?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the Greek language model or any other Forge deployment has been delivered.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +8 of 36 possible. Reply joins Mistral's sovereign-LLM Forge on EU infra; Greek model project undelivered. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)