EU Digital Decade 2026 country report: Malta's digital progress

The European Commission published the Digital Decade 2026 country report for Malta (SWD(2026) 155 annex), assessing Malta’s digital progress, budgets, projects and recommendations.

• Main announcement: The Commission report presents Malta’s updated Digital Decade roadmap (submitted January 2026) with a total budget of EUR 336 million, reports Malta’s participation in IPCEI-ME/CT and the EuroHPC JU, and lists concrete infrastructure projects including the Medusa submarine cable branch (agreement signed 13 October 2025, completion by end-2026) and the GO nationwide fibre rollout (GO invested EUR 100 million and passed over 371000 homes; copper switch planned in 2026).
• Key details & timelines: The report documents Malta hosting a CALYPSO AI Factory Antenna (EuroHPC selection, announced late 2025), the launch of the Malta Semiconductor Competence Center (MSCC) (officially launched September 2025) and a government announcement of STMicroelectronics facility expansion under IPCEI with EUR 250 million; it also records national commitments such as EUR 100 million in the 2026 budget for edge-related technologies and RRF/cohesion figures (RRF digital part EUR 68 million; Malta allocates ~EUR 70 million (0.07 billion) or 27% of its RRP to digital).