AWS European Sovereign Cloud to be operated by EU citizens
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will be the only fully-featured, independently operated sovereign cloud, backed by strong technical controls, sovereign assurances and legal protections. It will have no critical dependencies on non-EU infrastructure, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is operated only by personnel who are European Union (EU) residents located in the EU, subject to EU law.
Based on evolving customer requirements for digital sovereignty in Europe, we are adding EU citizenship to our hiring requirements for AWS European Sovereign Cloud employees operating the cloud. Our EU citizen personnel will work from EU locations subject to EU law, as before. We continue to offer customers more choice and control, so that they don't have to compromise on the full power of AWS to spark innovation, drive economic growth, and strengthen cybersecurity protection.
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is designed to provide customers with an autonomous cloud that operates independently in Europe and for Europe. Replicating a broadly practiced mitigation mechanism that is established in EU institution and government hiring practices, operational control and access will be restricted to EU citizens located in the EU to ensure that all operators have enduring ties to the EU and to meet the needs of our customers and partners.
