AWS: sovereignty by control, not by ownership

Posted by Isabelle Szczepanski le 15 janvier 2026

AWS today formalized its European sovereign cloud announced at the end of 2025, providing an operational response to European injunctions on digital sovereignty. A concept of sovereignty redefined in terms of control, local operation, and governance, far from political rhetoric on technological independence, but aligned with real market constraints.

Amazon Web Services today officially launched its European Sovereign Cloud, a cloud offering designed to meet the growing demands for sovereignty, compliance, and control expressed by public and regulated entities in Europe. Announced at re:Invent, this sovereign cloud marks a strategic step for AWS in a European market torn between accepted technological dependence and the political quest for autonomy.
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