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# Digital Realty to invest EUR 2 billion in Italian data centres, buys Milan land
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-04-14-digital-realty-italy-investment/
- Published: 2026-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T12:00:12.000Z
- Description: US REIT Digital Realty said it will invest EUR 2 billion in Italian data centres over five years, with a 62 megawatt Rome campus due in 2027 and an 84 megawatt Milan site, after paying EUR 56.5 million for two land parcels near Milan.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Bloomberg, 14 April 2026](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-14/digital-realty-plans-2-billion-data-center-investments-in-italy?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not show the Rome or Milan sites under construction, only land bought and a multi-year plan stated.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who owns. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Reported counts half: weight -3 of 36 possible. US REIT to own EUR2bn Italian data centres, land already paid for. [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 2026-09-21\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)