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# EU Commission picks Domyn-led EUROPA consortium to build open frontier AI model
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-19-eu-picks-europa-consortium-frontier-ai/
- Published: 2026-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:18.000Z
- Description: The European Commission named the Domyn-led EUROPA consortium, including Fraunhofer, winner of its Frontier AI Grand Challenge to build an open-source frontier AI model with over 400 billion parameters trained in all 24 EU languages.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Policy and law, #news, #verified

Verified [European Commission (Digital Strategy) press release, 19 June 2026](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-selects-europa-consortium-winner-frontier-ai-grand-challenge-project-build-european-open?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose a funding figure or contract value for the consortium, which the Commission's release does not state.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. EU picks EU-led Domyn/Fraunhofer consortium to build open frontier AI model (own); funding value undisclosed.. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)