Amazon pledges €16B for Germany as Berlin pushes digital sovereignty

Amazon pledged more than €16 billion ($18 billion) for Germany in 2027, with David Zapolsky, its chief global affairs and legal officer, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirming the plan Tuesday at Berlin’s first Invest in Germany Summit. Of the total, €4.8 billion will expand the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) Region, which has operated since October 2014; the rest will fund data centers and AI capacity, logistics, Prime Video production and Amazon Leo, a low Earth orbit satellite network with 24 launches booked from European provider Arianespace. The summit drew commitments above €225 billion ($252.5 billion). Germany said in August 2025 that it aimed to depend less on American technology suppliers.