Amazon's Chief Global Affairs and General Counsel, David Zapolsky, announced in Berlin on October 20 that the company plans to invest over 16 billion euros in Germany by 2027, according to reports from Bloomberg and other media outlets. This funding will primarily be used to expand AWS cloud computing and AI infrastructure (with 4.8 billion euros specifically allocated to the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) Region), enlarge the Berlin Robotics and AI research lab, upgrade the logistics network (expected to create over 3,000 new jobs), expand its low-earth orbit satellite internet project Amazon Kuiper, and increase investment in local content production for Prime Video in Germany. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attended the "Invest in Germany Summit."