Supercomputing - Leonardo - Photo © European Union 2025

The EU Council is to extend the objectives of its supercomputing joint undertaking to facilitate the creation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) gigafactories in Europe and include a dedicated quantum technologies pillar.

Switzerland - Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva with Guy Parmelin

The European Union and Switzerland have signed an agreement on Switzerland’s participation in Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, and the Euratom Research & Training (R&T) programme.

Virkkunen - Zaharieva- Photo © European Union 2025

At a science summit in Copenhagen, the EU Commission launched the pilot of RAISE – the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe, to bring together essential resources for developing AI.

Space satellites - Photo by Kevin Stadnyk on Unsplash

The European Commission is proposing to open talks with Ukraine on its participation in the Governmental Satellite Communications component of the European Union Space programme and the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.