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Google announces EUR 5 billion AI infrastructure investment in Belgium

Google announced a new EUR 5 billion investment for 2026 to 2027 to expand its St Ghislain data centre campus in Wallonia for AI and cloud computing, additional to over EUR 11 billion invested in Belgium since 2007.

Verified Editor-read Google Cloud Press Corner, 7 October 2025

What it does not test. It does not change who owns or controls the capacity added; Google remains the owner and operator.

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.

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