Deal Value
Undisclosed
Announced
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Deal Details
EU and member states plan up to €20 billion of public‑private investment into five AI compute gigafactories, with Spain fielding a Tarragona site backed by major corporates.
A cloud computing partnership providing infrastructure and compute resources.
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