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Read a selection of the featured news from across the EU's institutions and bodies.

  • Press release

The EU has launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe. The initiative will expand Europe's AI computing capacity and give all relevant actors access to infrastructure for training, inference and fine-tuning advanced frontier AI models.

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  • Press release

On 2 August 2026, new rules on the transparency of AI systems take effect. They will help people recognise when they are interacting with AI or are exposed to AI-generated content, so they can make informed decisions and better protect themselves from misinformation or deception.

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  • News article

The European Commission is preparing a new set of policy initiatives on school education. Citizens and stakeholders are invited to share their views on the Commission’s planned actions in key areas: basic skills, attractiveness of the teaching profession, and digital education infrastructure.

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