Press release
16 July 2025
European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
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European Commission proposes amendment to EuroHPC Regulation to support Gigafactories and to include Quantum Pillar

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to amend the EuroHPC Regulation to support the creation of AI Gigafactories and to include a dedicated Quantum Pillar under the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU).

Commission proposes EuroHPC amendment for Gigafactories and Quantum Pillar

The amendment sets out EU support to the establishment of ultra-scale AI Gigafactories, world-class compute infrastructure designed to develop, train and run the next generation of very large AI models, supporting the objectives of the AI Continent Action Plan.

The proposal also introduces a dedicated Quantum Pillar, as a first action of the Quantum Europe Strategy published on 2 July 2025.

Next steps

The proposal will now undergo the legislative consultation procedure in the Council, with the European Parliament providing its opinion.

General publications
16 July 2025

Council Regulation on amending Council Regulation on establishing the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Details

Publication date: 16 July 2025
Author: European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking