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AWS says European Sovereign Cloud will be run only by EU citizens

Amazon said its AWS European Sovereign Cloud, backed by a prior EUR 7.8 billion investment through 2040, will be run exclusively by EU citizens resident in the EU, with launch targeted by the end of 2025.

Verified Editor-read About Amazon Europe, 4 August 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that ownership of the cloud has moved away from Amazon's US parent, only who operates it.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16. How the record is made

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