# Henna Virkkunen is executive vice-president of the European Commission for tech sovereignty, security and democracy.

*genai · news · 2026-02-19 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- The EU AI Act will require watermarking and labelling of AI-generated content starting August.
- The EU is building 19 AI factories to expand compute access, aiming for a fivefold increase in capacity within a year.
- EU-India collaboration focuses on AI interoperability, digital infrastructure, and combating climate change with AI.
- The EU emphasizes sector-specific data localisation rather than imposing universal requirements for all services.

**Countries:** India, European Union, United States

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