What is the AWS European Sovereign Cloud?
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is an independent AWS partition (aws-eusc) operated entirely within the European Union. Its first Region is located in the State of Brandenburg, Germany, and carries the Region code eusc-de-east-1. AWS made it generally available on 14 January 2026.
The partition targets public sector organisations and customers in highly regulated industries that must meet data residency and operational autonomy requirements in Europe. It complements the existing AWS Regions in Europe but is technically and organisationally separate from them.
Core Features
- Independent partition: The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is built as the separate partition
aws-euscand is not part of the existing commercial AWS partition - European legal entities: Operated through dedicated European legal entities established under German law with EU-resident management
- EU-based personnel: Day-to-day operations, technical support, and customer service are provided exclusively by EU residents located in the EU
- Independent core systems: Dedicated identity and access management and billing systems operating within the EU
- Dedicated trust infrastructure: A dedicated European trust service provider for certificate authority operations, plus dedicated Route 53 name servers using only European top-level domains
- Broad service portfolio: Including EC2, Lambda, EKS, ECS, Aurora, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, EBS, VPC, KMS, AWS Private Certificate Authority, Amazon SageMaker, and Amazon Bedrock
Typical Use Cases
Public sector: Government agencies and public institutions run their applications in an environment whose operation and control remain in the EU.
Regulated industries: Organisations in financial services, healthcare, and critical infrastructure address data residency and operational autonomy requirements.
AI workloads with sovereignty requirements: Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker are available in the partition, so generative AI and machine learning can be used inside the sovereign environment.
German location: The first Region is in Brandenburg, placing data and operations at a German site.
Benefits
- First Region at a German site in Brandenburg
- Technical controls that, according to AWS, prevent access from outside the EU
- Independent IAM and billing systems within the EU
- Access to a broad AWS service portfolio instead of a feature-limited special solution
- Announced expansion with Sovereign Local Zones in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal
Integration with innFactory
As an AWS Reseller, innFactory supports you with the AWS European Sovereign Cloud: assessing sovereignty requirements, choosing between existing EU Regions and the sovereign partition, architecture and migration planning, and establishing operating and compliance processes.
Typical Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions
Since when is the AWS European Sovereign Cloud available?
AWS made the AWS European Sovereign Cloud generally available on 14 January 2026. The first Region is located in the State of Brandenburg, Germany, and carries the Region code eusc-de-east-1. It belongs to the separate partition aws-eusc.
Who operates the AWS European Sovereign Cloud?
It is operated through dedicated European legal entities established under German law. AWS names Stéphane Israël and Stefan Hoechbauer as managing directors. Day-to-day operations, technical support, and customer service are provided exclusively by EU residents located in the EU; AWS describes a transition to operations performed exclusively by EU citizens located in the EU.
What is technically separated from the existing AWS Regions?
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud has dedicated identity and access management and billing systems that operate independently within EU borders. According to AWS, technical controls built into the infrastructure prevent access from outside the EU. A dedicated European trust service provider handles certificate authority operations, and dedicated Amazon Route 53 name servers use only European top-level domains.
Which services are available?
At launch AWS names Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS, Amazon Aurora, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon RDS, Amazon S3, Amazon EBS, Amazon VPC, AWS KMS, and AWS Private Certificate Authority, as well as Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Bedrock for AI and machine learning workloads. Consult the official documentation for the current scope.
What is planned next?
AWS has announced Sovereign Local Zones in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal. The programme is backed by a €7.8 billion investment in infrastructure, job creation, and skills development; AWS expects it to contribute €17.2 billion to the European economy through 2040.
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