Amazon Boosts Spain Cloud and AI Plan to €33.7 Billion With Aragon Data Center Expansion

Overview

• Amazon unveiled an additional €18 billion investment in Spain, lifting its ten‑year commitment to €33.7 billion focused on expanding AWS infrastructure.
• AWS said it will extend data center capacity in the Aragon region to deliver advanced cloud and AI services across Europe.
• The company projects a €31.7 billion contribution to Spain’s GDP by 2035 and support for the equivalent of 29,900 full‑time jobs per year, figures reported by Amazon.
• Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez welcomed the move at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, calling Spain a safe bet for long‑term tech investment.
• The expansion comes during EU discussions over cloud sovereignty, with AWS recently launching a European Sovereign Cloud in Brandenburg and investing further around Milan, as Aragon promotes renewable‑powered data center growth.