AWS European Sovereign Cloud to Operate Independently for EU Customers

• •AWS European Sovereign Cloud will operate independently from non-EU infrastructure.
• •Only EU citizens will be employed for operational roles in the cloud.
• •An exercise on October 24 will demonstrate the cloud's operational independence.

On October 24, 2026, AWS will conduct an exercise to demonstrate the operational independence of its European Sovereign Cloud, which is designed to operate without relying on non-EU infrastructure. This cloud service, located in Brandenburg, Germany, is operated solely by EU residents and has no critical dependencies on external networks. The exercise aims to validate compliance with the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework and the C3A framework from Germany's Federal Office for Information Security. Customers may experience brief connectivity disruptions during the transition to the public internet for operational data. AWS has also announced that only EU citizens will be hired for roles controlling day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance with EU laws. The initiative is part of a €7.8 billion investment to meet Europe's digital sovereignty needs, with the cloud expected to launch by the end of 2025.