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Amazon raises Spain data centre investment to EUR 33.7 billion

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.

Verified AI-drafted Amazon EU press release, 2 March 2026

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

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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