Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0229(NLE)
European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC)
Amending Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1173 of 13 July 2021 on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1488
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.
Where it stands
Plenary vote
Parliament gave its opinion on 17 December 2025. The Council takes the final decision.
- Referred to committee(done) 6 October 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 20 November 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 26 November 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 17 December 2025
- Adopted by the Council(to come)
Decided in plenary
17 December 2025 · decision 5
Digital, AI & data, New EU law
European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC)
Passed 604 for · 37 against · 18 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The regulation aims to support setting up and operating AI Gigafactories in Europe, which are large-scale facilities for developing frontier AI models.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Adds a definition for AI Gigafactory Coordinator with specific legal and control requirements. Clarifies that existing mechanisms cannot support AI Gigafactories, necessitating an amendment. The other changes are formal: added headings, signature lines, and corrected regulation numbering.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Borys Budka (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Christian Ehler (EPP), Matthias Ecke (S&D), Mélanie Disdier (Patriots), Ondřej Krutílek (ECR), Michael Mcnamara (Renew), Sergey Lagodinsky (Greens), Anthony Smith (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 17 Dec 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed Council regulation amending the EuroHPC Regulation to support AI Gigafactories and quantum technologies. It defines AI Gigafactories, sets funding, and adds a quantum pillar.
Tabled for plenary· 26 Nov 2025
AI summary:Parliament approves the Commission proposal to amend the regulation establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, as amended. The amended regulation introduces AI Gigafactories and a quantum technologies pillar, increases funding, and sets rules for their operation.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 3 steps
17 December 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Dec 2025 Adopted text TA10-0333/2025Report A10-0241/2025
12 December 2025
1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
26 November 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
20 November 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
29 October 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.
6 October 2025
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0229(NLE)