Amazon Launches EU-Only AWS Cloud, Announces Expansion Across Europe

AWS plans to expand the sovereign cloud beyond Germany into more EU countries.Attendees walk through an expo hall at AWS re:Invent 2022, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS), in Las Vegas on Nov. 30, 2022. Noah Berger/Reuters1/15/2026|Updated: 1/15/2026Amazon Web Services (AWS) said on Jan. 15 it had launched a new cloud service located entirely within the European Union.The new offering, called the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, is physically and logically separate from existing AWS regions and is designed to help customers meet what the company described as evolving sovereignty requirements.Evgenia FilimianovaAuthorEvgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.Author’s Selected Articles