European Parliament launches its own AI platform, but it uses American models
It’s called EPGenAI Hub.
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- The European Parliament is launching EPGenAI Hub to curb unsanctioned use of public AI tools.
- The platform offers internal and external AI models, including tools from Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral.
- Its reliance on American models may conflict with Europe’s push to reduce dependence on non-EU digital tools.
- European countries are developing open-source AI models, but US-made systems remain popular among European users.
Key Takeaways by nexos.ai, reviewed by Cybernews staff.
The European Parliament has decided to fight unsanctioned use of generative AI tools by launching its own platform.
It hopes that the internal platform, called EPGenAI Hub, will serve as a safer alternative to public AI tools already used for legislative work by members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and staff, Politico reports.
A beta version, reviewed by the media outlet, had already been presented to MEPs and staff at workshops. According to its developers, EPGenAI Hub can be used for “practical, everyday applications” that will help work smarter and faster.
The platform allows users to choose locally operated models within Parliament’s own infrastructure, such as Meta’s Llama, OpenAI’s GPT-OSS, and Mistral Small.
Alternatively, they can access externally hosted models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet.
Such reliance on American models may run counter to Europe’s recent push for digital independence, primarily from the US.
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The Parliament replaced Google with French Qwant in June 2026, setting it as a default search engine across MEPs’ and staff’s desktops.
“It is part of a larger framework of actions aimed at reducing EP reliance on non-EU digital tools and promoting European-based, privacy-focused services,” the Parliament’s spokesperson then said.
The generally available version of EPGenAI Hub could be introduced in September, Politico reports, citing two anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
Despite a growing appetite for digital sovereignty, large language models (LLMs) from American giants remain the most popular among European users.
Meanwhile, European nations are stepping up their efforts to build open-source software.
A German research consortium, Soofi, released an open-source LLM called Soofi S, which, according to its creators, outperforms its open-source counterparts across all tested benchmarks.
However, unlike popular commercial models, Soofi S isn’t available as a chatbot.
Portugal launched its own open-source AI model, “Amália,” in July 2026, specifically designed for European Portuguese.
The model will serve as an open technological platform that public institutions, enterprises, and researchers can build upon to create their own AI applications.