# The EU spends billions on AI, but can anyone track the money?

- Type: News
- Source: European Digital Rights
- Date: 2026-07-01
- Original: https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-spends-billions-on-ai-but-can-anyone-track-the-money/
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/53393
- Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Transparency

## Summary

The European Union has pledged billions to establish itself as a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI). However, there is a significant transparency gap between the political announcements and the actual flow of money. ‘From Frameworks to Factories’, a new report by Open Future , maps the EU's AI investment architecture and asks a simple question: Can the money be followed?

## Full text

The European Union has pledged billions to establish itself as a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI). However, there is a significant transparency gap between the political announcements and the actual flow of money. ‘From Frameworks to Factories’, a new report by Open Future , maps the EU's AI investment architecture and asks a simple question: Can the money be followed?

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