Written question – Level of public investment and state of implementation of the artificial intelligence strategy – E-001547/2025

Question for written answer  E-001547/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Pierre Jouvet (S&D)

On 11 February 2025, the Commission President announced that EUR 200 billion would be allocated to developing artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe. However, the figures set out in the AI Continent Action Plan two months later were much lower. The total investments amount to just a fraction of the EUR 200 billion announced, which raises serious doubts as to the reality of EU commitments and fuels fears of a potential technology gap, which would mean depending on China and the United States.

• 1.In this context, can the Commission explain the nearly 85% difference between the EUR 200 billion announced on the sidelines of the Paris AI summit and the amounts provided for in the action plan?
• 2.Can the Commission outline the details of the investment funds allocated for AI and the amounts that have already been provided for each project?
• 3.If this gap is due to private investments being taken into account, why does the Commission not adopt a more ambitious public funding strategy, given that it is aware of the importance of this issue and that Europe is lagging behind?

Submitted: 16.4.2025