# EU states prepare first joint AI project

> The European Commission said 19 member states have designed the first Important Project of Common European Interest in artificial intelligence and will pre-notify it under state-aid rules.

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- Published: 2026-10-06T08:58:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:57:28+03:00
- Event / data period: 2026-09-16
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The project is intended to develop decentralised AI services that can be accessed jointly, spanning layers from compute management to applications. Germany is coordinating the initiative.

The Commission said 11 participating countries that plan to provide state aid to direct participants would begin pre-notification in September 2026. That step is not an approval: the Commission will assess eligibility and compatibility afterward.

## Data

### Participating member states

Number of member states involved in designing the project.

Methodology: Count reported in the Commission’s 16 September 2026 notice.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member states in project design | 19 | member states | 2026-09-16 | observed |

Sources: <https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-welcomes-design-first-important-project-common-european-interest-ai> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/eu-ai-ipcei-september-2026/data/reported-measure?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/eu-ai-ipcei-september-2026/data/reported-measure?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [European Commission](<https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-welcomes-design-first-important-project-common-european-interest-ai>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-09-16)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:50:03+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:57:28+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed.

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