# EU Picks an Italian Startup to Build a 400-Billion-Parameter Open Model in 24 Languages

The European Commission named the Domyn-led EUROPA consortium as the sole winner of its Frontier AI Grand Challenge, granting it up to 2.5 percent of the European Union (EU) supercomputing network EuroHPC for a year.

- Published: 2026-06-28T11:02:12.327Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-06-28/eu-picks-an-italian-startup-to-build-a-400-billion-parameter
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [European Commission](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-selects-europa-consortium-winner-frontier-ai-grand-challenge-project-build-european-open), [heise online](https://www.heise.de/en/news/400-Billion-Parameter-Model-Consortium-Europa-Wins-AI-Competition-11339046.html)

The European Commission selected the EUROPA consortium, led by the Milan-based company Domyn (formerly iGenius), as the sole winner of its Frontier AI Grand Challenge, the Commission announced. The mandate is to build a 400-billion-paramete…

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