European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC)
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Last active 17 Dec 2025
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
The proposal expands EuroHPC to support AI Gigafactories and a broader EU quantum technologies programme.
Who it affects
It affects AI startups, scale-ups, researchers, public bodies, industries needing major computing capacity, quantum technology businesses, universities, and users of European supercomputing and quantum infrastructure.
Core of the proposal
- Creates an AI Gigafactory pillar for ultra-scale AI computing facilities and services.
- Allows EU funding for up to 17% of AI Gigafactory compute infrastructure capital costs.
- Sets access rules, including free access for public-law users and certain SMEs and scale-ups.
- Adds a quantum technologies pillar and national quantum competence centres.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- It enters into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Articles changed · 15 across 1 law
- Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1173 (32021R1173)
- art. 2: adds definitions for AI Gigafactories, related entities and agreements, and national quantum Competence Centres
- art. 3: replaces paragraphs 1 and 3; adds paragraph 2(fa); replaces paragraph 2(h)
- art. 4: adds paragraph 1(i) AI Gigafactory pillar and paragraph 1(j) Quantum technologies pillar
- art. 5: replaces paragraphs 1 and 3; adds subparagraph in paragraph 1 and paragraph 4a; deletes paragraphs 6 to 8
- art. 12b: inserts new Article 12b on Artificial Intelligence Giga Factory
- art. 16: replaces paragraph 1 on use of EuroHPC supercomputers
- art. Annex, Article 3: amends paragraph 2 on membership applications and quantum technology strategy alignment
- art. Annex, Article 4: adds paragraph 1(d) establishing the Quantum Strategy Advisory Group
- art. Annex, Article 5: adds paragraph 3 on Participating State representatives for quantum pillar activities
- art. Annex, Article 6: adds paragraph 5a on AI Gigafactory voting rights; amends paragraph 6
- art. Annex, Article 7: adds paragraphs 4a and 5a on AI Gigafactory and Quantum Pillar Governing Board tasks
- art. Annex, Article 10: amends paragraph 1 and adds paragraph 7 on Quantum Strategy Advisory Group composition
- art. Annex, Article 12a: inserts new Article 12a on functioning of the Quantum Strategy Advisory Group
- art. Annex, Article 14a: inserts new Article 14a on tasks of the Quantum Strategy Advisory Group
- art. Annex, Article 16: amends rules on dividing budgetary commitments into annual instalments
Latest update
26 May 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
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Documents
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