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Google's Billion Investment – Progress or New Dependency?

The tech giant Google is focusing on Germany and announces investments of 5.5 billion euros in data centers, AI, and cloud infrastructure. Politics and business celebrate the decision as a signal for the location, but amidst the euphoria, concerns are growing: Will this make Germany even more dependent on US corporations?

Eulerpool News Nov 14, 2025, 1:00 PM

In the Hessian state representation in Berlin, Google staged itself as a partner of the future. Among plastic plants, green screens, and climate-neutral pathos, Germany boss Philipp Justus and cloud chief Marianne Janik announced the record sum. By 2029, new data centers are to be built in Dietzenbach and Hanau, supported by investments in clean energy and heat recovery. Around 9,000 jobs are to be secured.

Political Signal in Difficult Times

For in Germany, skepticism is growing towards dependence on US digital providers. Since Donald Trump's return to the White House and his erratic orders, trust in American companies has been shaken once again. In particular, security policy circles see the dominance of Google, Microsoft, and Amazon as a geopolitical risk – also for state IT.

The Price of the Cloud

How real this danger is was shown by the case of the International Criminal Court: After US sanctions against its chief prosecutor, the Microsoft account was simply deactivated. The ICC reacted and switched to an open-source solution from Germany – a symbol of Europe's growing desire for digital independence.

Billions with Limited Value Creation

But the downside: The majority of the technology still comes from the USA. Chips, software, and cloud systems come from Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon – hardly any of them are produced domestically. The visible billions create infrastructure, but little real independence.

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