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The European Commission has launched a call for proposals under the Battery Booster Facility, making available up to €1.5 billion in interest-free loans to support battery cell manufacturing projects across the European Economic Area.

Electric hydro storage Cierny Vah, Slovakia

The European Commission is allocating nearly EUR 650m to help finance 14 cross-border energy infrastructure projects intended to strengthen the EU’s energy security and increase the integration of renewable energy.

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.