{"slug": "alibaba-cloud-launches-data-centres-in-france-amid-europes-data-sovereignty-push", "title": "Alibaba Cloud launches data centres in France amid Europe’s data sovereignty push", "summary": "Alibaba Cloud launched its first data centres in France on Wednesday, expanding its European footprint amid growing demand for data sovereignty. The move responds to increased customer demand and aligns with the European Commission's push for digital independence, as the company plans to roll out agentic AI services across the region.", "body_md": "# Alibaba Cloud launches data centres in France amid Europe’s data sovereignty push\n\nOpening of Paris hub is a response to increased demand, says the China tech giant as it looks to roll out agentic AI services across Europe\n\nAlibaba Cloud announced on Wednesday that it has launched its first data centres in France, as it continues to expand its footprint in Europe amid growing calls on the continent for data sovereignty.\n\nThe move came as a response to increasing demand from customers in the region, the cloud computing services unit of Alibaba Group Holding said in a statement.\n\n“The expansion of our cloud infrastructure into France reinforces our ongoing commitment to empowering European businesses with sovereign, secure, and intelligent solutions,” said Feifei Li, Alibaba Cloud’s chief technology officer and president of international business.\n\n[data sovereignty](https://sc.mp/ko38i?utm_source=copy-link&utm_campaign=3333316&utm_medium=share_widget), as demand for locally hosted cloud services climbs across the region.\n\nThe European Commission published its tech sovereignty package on June 3 in a bid to make the bloc “a global leader” in artificial intelligence and protect its “digital independence”.\n\nThe bloc’s Cloud and AI Development Act identified “limited data centre capacity” as a significant threat to its ability to benefit from the digital transformation.\n\nThe new facilities in Paris mark Alibaba Cloud’s third hub in Europe after Germany and Britain as the firm plans to roll out a suite of agentic AI services across the region in the second half of the year.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-cloud-launches-data-centres-in-france-amid-europes-data-sovereignty-push", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3357463/alibaba-cloud-launches-data-centres-france-amid-europes-data-sovereignty-push?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-06-17 13:30:05+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-17 13:31:09.009305+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Alibaba Cloud", "Alibaba Group", "France", "Europe", "European Commission", "Feifei Li"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-cloud-launches-data-centres-in-france-amid-europes-data-sovereignty-push", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-cloud-launches-data-centres-in-france-amid-europes-data-sovereignty-push.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-cloud-launches-data-centres-in-france-amid-europes-data-sovereignty-push.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-cloud-launches-data-centres-in-france-amid-europes-data-sovereignty-push.jsonld"}}