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# EuroHPC commits EUR 21.9 million to extend EuroCC and CASTIEL HPC networks
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-31-eurohpc-eurocc3-castiel3-funding/
- Published: 2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T08:35:10.000Z
- Description: EuroHPC JU confirmed a third phase of EuroCC and CASTIEL, committing EUR 19.93 million and EUR 2.00 million respectively over three years to coordinate 36 national HPC competence centres across Europe, running from 1 April 2026.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [EuroHPC Joint Undertaking press release, 31 August 2026](https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurocc-3-and-castiel-3-further-supporting-existing-european-network-national-competence-centres-hpc-2026-08-31%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not add new supercomputing capacity or change which country hosts a EuroHPC machine.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Funds extension of existing EU-run competence network, no new capacity or hosting shift. [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 2026-09-24\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)