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EU launches EUR 50 million Q-PLANET quantum chip pilot line with 28 partners

The EU backed Q-PLANET, a EUR 50 million Horizon Europe pilot line coordinated by France's Pasqal with 28 partners across 11 member states, to industrialise European-made neutral-atom quantum chip components for computing, sensing and communication.

Verified AI-drafted Pasqal press release, 13 July 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the pilot line has produced a single quantum chip yet, only that the funded project has started.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. EU-funded pilot line across 11 states to localise quantum chip parts, not yet producing. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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