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# Amazon raises Spain data centre investment to EUR 33.7 billion
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-02-amazon-spain-investment-increase/
- Published: 2026-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:43.000Z
- Description: Amazon raised its planned investment in Spanish data centres to EUR 33.7 billion, adding EUR 18 billion to a 2024 pledge for the AWS Aragon region and citing 29,900 supported jobs.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified

Verified [Amazon EU press release, 2 March 2026](https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/job-creation-and-investment/amazon-investment-spain-2026?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish how much of the added capacity will serve European versus global AWS demand, or any change to Amazon's ownership or governing law.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who owns, who operates. Binding 1 of 3 (announced), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight -6 of 36 possible. Amazon (US owner/law) plans +EUR18bn Spain DC capacity; more non-EU-controlled infrastructure.. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)