https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Legal Matters News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/01/aws-european-sovereign-cloud/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Legal+Matters-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/01/aws-european-sovereign-cloud/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1768988369402.jpg"/><p>AWS has launched its European Sovereign Cloud with a €7.8 billion investment, designed to meet EU regulatory demands and address data privacy concerns amid geopolitical tensions. Despite its operational separation from global regions, questions linger about legal protections against U.S. data access. Competitors like Microsoft and local providers may present stronger sovereignty options.</p> <i>By Steef-Jan Wiggers</i> Cloud Amazon Governance Regulation Legal Matters Sovereignty Amazon Web Services Data Privacy AWS Architecture & Design Development DevOps news Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:19:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/01/aws-european-sovereign-cloud/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Legal+Matters-news Steef-Jan Wiggers 2026-01-22T10:19:00Z /news/2026/01/aws-european-sovereign-cloud/en