AWS Launches Germany-Based European Sovereign Cloud by 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching the AWS European Sovereign Cloud by the end of 2025, a major initiative designed to meet Europe's stringent data privacy and sovereignty requirements. The service will be operated independently within the European Union, with all infrastructure, technology, and personnel based in the EU, including a new German parent company led by Kathrin Renz, an EU citizen and AWS Vice President. AWS has committed €7.8 billion in investment through 2040 for this project, emphasizing a fully European governance structure that includes an EU-resident advisory board and a dedicated European Security Operations Center. This cloud offering aims to help European customers comply with GDPR and other local laws, providing operational autonomy while maintaining AWS's service performance, security, and reliability. AWS's move reflects increasing competition with other U.S. cloud providers like Microsoft and Google, who also offer sovereign cloud solutions in Europe. The initiative underscores AWS's effort to address regulatory scrutiny and support a digitally autonomous Europe by ensuring no operational control or data access occurs outside the EU.