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# Brussels clears ACS, Telefónica and Santander venture to bid for Spanish AI site
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-20-eu-clears-acs-telefonica-santander-jv-mora-la-nova/
- Published: 2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:49:47.000Z
- Description: The European Commission cleared, under simplified merger review, the joint venture of ACS, Telefónica, Santander and Spain's SETT, 48 percent state owned, to bid for the Móra la Nova AI gigafactory site, an envisaged EUR 5 billion project; no site or supplier has yet been chosen.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Policy and law, #news, #reported

Reported [Diari ARA, 20 August 2026](https://en.ara.cat/economy/brussels-approves-the-joint-venture-formed-by-acs-telefonica-santander-and-the-spanish-government-to-bid-for-the-gigafactory-in-mora-nova%5F25%5F5828030.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not confirm the consortium has won the gigafactory bid, or that any EU funding has been committed to the project.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Clears JV to bid only; no site or supplier chosen for EUR5bn project. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)