France 2030 Budget: €54B ▲ Total allocation | Deployed: €35B+ ▲ 65% of total | Companies Funded: 4,200+ ▲ +800 in 2025 | Startups Funded: 850+ ▲ +150 in 2025 | Competitions: 150+ ▲ 12 currently open | Gigafactories: 15+ ▲ In construction | Jobs Created: 100K+ ▲ Direct employment | Battery Capacity: 120 GWh ▲ 2030 target | H2 Electrolyzers: 6.5 GW ▲ 2030 target | Nuclear SMRs: 6+ ▲ In development | Regions: 18 ▲ All covered | France 2030 Budget: €54B ▲ Total allocation | Deployed: €35B+ ▲ 65% of total | Companies Funded: 4,200+ ▲ +800 in 2025 | Startups Funded: 850+ ▲ +150 in 2025 | Competitions: 150+ ▲ 12 currently open | Gigafactories: 15+ ▲ In construction | Jobs Created: 100K+ ▲ Direct employment | Battery Capacity: 120 GWh ▲ 2030 target | H2 Electrolyzers: 6.5 GW ▲ 2030 target | Nuclear SMRs: 6+ ▲ In development | Regions: 18 ▲ All covered |

France 2030 Glossary — A-Z of French Industrial Policy Terms

Comprehensive A-Z glossary of 100+ terms essential to understanding France 2030, French industrial policy, EU programs, and European sovereignty. Definitive English-language resource.

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ADEME — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is ADEME? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

ANR — Agence Nationale de la Recherche — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is ANR — Agence Nationale de la Recherche? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Appel a Manifestation d'Interet (AMI) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Appel a Manifestation d'Interet (AMI)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Appel a Projets — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Appel a Projets? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Ariane 6 — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Ariane 6? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

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Bioproduction — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Bioproduction? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Biotherapy — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Biotherapy? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Bpifrance — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Bpifrance? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Brevet (Patent) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Brevet (Patent)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

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Carbon Capture (CCS/CCU) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Carbon Capture (CCS/CCU)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Cat Qubit — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Cat Qubit? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

CEA — Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is CEA — Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

CIFRE — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is CIFRE? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Cloud de Confiance (Trusted Cloud) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Cloud de Confiance (Trusted Cloud)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

CNES — Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is CNES — Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

CNRS — Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is CNRS — Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Commissariat General a l'Investissement — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Commissariat General a l'Investissement? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Concours d'Innovation — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Concours d'Innovation? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Copernicus Programme — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is the Copernicus Programme? EU Earth observation system definition, role in France 2030 space strategy, French satellite manufacturing, and environmental monitoring.

Credit d'Impot Innovation (CII) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Credit d'Impot Innovation (CII)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Credit d'Impot Recherche (CIR) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Credit d'Impot Recherche (CIR)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

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Decarbonization — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Decarbonization? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Deep Tech — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Deep Tech? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Digital Sovereignty (Souverainete Numerique) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Digital Sovereignty (Souverainete Numerique)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Direct Reduced Iron (DRI)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

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EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Electrification — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Electrification? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Electrolyzer — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Electrolyzer? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

EPR Reactor — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is EPR Reactor? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

EPR2 Reactor — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is EPR2 Reactor? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

EU Taxonomy — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is EU Taxonomy? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

European Champion — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is European Champion? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

European Chips Act — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is European Chips Act? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

European Defence Fund — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is European Defence Fund? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

European Green Deal — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is European Green Deal? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

European Innovation Council (EIC) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is European Innovation Council (EIC)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

European Space Agency (ESA) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is European Space Agency (ESA)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

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FD-SOI (Fully Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is FD-SOI (Fully Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

First Factory (Premiere Usine) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is First Factory (Premiere Usine)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Fit for 55 — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Fit for 55? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

France 2030 — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is France 2030? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

France Relance — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is France Relance? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

French Fab — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is French Fab? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

French Tech — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is French Tech? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

French Tech 120 — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is French Tech 120? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

French Tech Next 40 — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is French Tech Next 40? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

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GaN (Gallium Nitride) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is GaN (Gallium Nitride)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Gigafactory — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Gigafactory? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Grand Emprunt — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Grand Emprunt? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Green Hydrogen — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Green Hydrogen? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Guichet — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Guichet? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

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Horizon Europe — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Horizon Europe? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

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I-Demo — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is I-Demo? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

I-Nov — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is I-Nov? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

IFREMER — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is IFREMER? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Important Project of Common European Interest — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Important Project of Common European Interest? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

INRIA — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is INRIA? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

INSERM — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is INSERM? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

IPCEI — Important Projects of Common European Interest — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is IPCEI — Important Projects of Common European Interest? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

IRIS2 Constellation — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is IRIS2 Constellation? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

ITER Project — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is ITER? The international fusion reactor project at Cadarache, France: construction status, scientific objectives, French industrial role, and relationship to France 2030.

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Jean Zay Supercomputer — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Jean Zay Supercomputer? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Jeune Entreprise Innovante (JEI) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Jeune Entreprise Innovante (JEI)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

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La French Tech Mission — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is La French Tech Mission? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Label French Tech — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Label French Tech? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

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mRNA Technology — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is mRNA Technology? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

N

National Champion — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is National Champion? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Nearshoring — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Nearshoring? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Neutral Atom Quantum Computing — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Neutral Atom Quantum Computing? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Next Generation EU — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Next Generation EU? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

O

ONERA — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is ONERA? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

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PEM Electrolysis — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is PEM Electrolysis? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

PIA 1 — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is PIA 1? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

PIA 2 — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is PIA 2? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

PIA 3 — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is PIA 3? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

PIA 4 — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is PIA 4? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Plan d'Investissement — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Plan d'Investissement? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Plan de Relance — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Plan de Relance? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Poles de Competitivite — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Poles de Competitivite? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir (PIA) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir (PIA)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

R

Reindustrialization — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Reindustrialization? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Reshoring — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Reshoring? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

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SGPI — Secretariat General pour l'Investissement — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is SGPI — Secretariat General pour l'Investissement? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

SiC (Silicon Carbide) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is SiC (Silicon Carbide)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Small Modular Reactor (SMR) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Small Modular Reactor (SMR)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

SOEC Electrolysis — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is SOEC Electrolysis? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

SOI Wafer (Silicon-on-Insulator) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is SOI Wafer (Silicon-on-Insulator)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Sovereignty (Souverainete) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Sovereignty (Souverainete)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Station F — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Station F? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Strategic Autonomy (Autonomie Strategique) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Strategic Autonomy (Autonomie Strategique)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

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Technological Sovereignty — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Technological Sovereignty? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

Tibi Label — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Tibi Label? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance.

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Zone Industrielle Bas-Carbone (ZIBAC) — Definition and France 2030 Context

What is Zone Industrielle Bas-Carbone (ZIBAC)? Definition, role in France 2030, and strategic importance for investors and policymakers.

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