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# Microsoft opens Denmark East cloud region after USD 4,500 million pledge
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-26-microsoft-denmark-east-region-opens/
- Published: 2026-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T06:58:37.000Z
- Description: Microsoft opened its Denmark East cloud region across Hoje Taastrup, Koge and Roskilde, part of a planned USD 4,500 million four year investment, its largest in Denmark's history, backed by a 130 megawatt renewable power deal.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Microsoft Source EMEA, 26 March 2026](https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/microsoft-announces-the-opening-of-its-new-datacenter-region-in-denmark-strengthening-digital-resilience-innovation-and-economic-growth/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that Danish or EU authorities gained any control over the region's ownership or governing law, which remain Microsoft's.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Microsoft opens Denmark region; ownership, law and operation explicitly remain Microsoft's. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/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 2026-09-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)