The European Commission has chosen the Europa consortium, led by Domyn, to win the Frontier AI Grand Challenge and develop a large-scale open-source AI model that covers all 24 official EU languages.

Domyn specializes in sovereign AI, enabling organizations to control models, data, and infrastructure, reducing reliance on major cloud providers and enhancing privacy, traceability, and regulatory compliance.

The initiative is a strategic step toward technological sovereignty, aiming to strengthen Europe’s AI ecosystem with openness, trust, and European values at its core.

The project aligns with Europe’s broader goals to reduce dependence on non-EU providers and to demonstrate that sovereignty can coexist with open, collaborative AI development.

Domyn collaborates with Microsoft, NVIDIA, and several international financial and industrial groups, and is a signatory of the European Code of Conduct for GPAI models alongside major players like OpenAI, Google, and IBM.

Key Domyn offerings include Domyn Large, a 260-billion-parameter model for enterprise use, and Colosseum, Europe’s plan for the largest AI-dedicated supercomputer capable of supporting models beyond one trillion parameters, powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.

The selection was based on Domyn’s strategic vision, execution capability, and potential impact, signaling both geopolitical and technological significance.

Launched in February 2026, the competition sought to prove Europe’s capacity to develop advanced AI using domestic talent, infrastructure, and industrial capabilities.

The project aims to build a frontier model over 400 billion parameters and make it openly accessible to businesses, researchers, public institutions, and developers within the EU.

The Europa consortium will implement the Grand Challenge to create a sovereign AI model surpassing 400 billion parameters, placing Europe among the world’s most advanced AI systems.

EUROPA will address linguistic diversity by covering all official EU languages, expanding access to advanced AI and broadening participation in AI innovation.

The selection emphasizes Europe’s push for open access and domestic AI capabilities to boost economic competitiveness, public services, and scientific research.