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# Germany, Poland and Czechia launch EUR 18 million quantum-secure network
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-02-quant-gpicz-trilateral-quantum-network/
- Published: 2026-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:30.000Z
- Description: Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic launched QUANT-GPICz, a EUR 18 million quantum-key-distribution backbone linking Frankfurt, Berlin, Warsaw and Prague, funded half by the EU and half by Germany's digital ministry.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified

Verified [Hochschule Nordhausen press release via idw-online, 2 June 2026](https://idw-online.de/de/news871776?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not show the network is yet built or operating; this marks the project's start.

**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. EU-funded, EU-operated QKD backbone launched but not yet built/operating; 3 states. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)