Google says it will spend €5.5bn between 2026 and 2029 in infrastructure and offices across Germany, creating an estimated 9,000 jobs a year.

Plans include building a new data centre in Dietzenbach to give AI and cloud infrastructure for companies such as Mercedes-Benz and printing press-maker Koenig & Bauer. It will also expand its data centre facility in Hanau, which opened in 2023.

Google will increase its office space in Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin.

It will expand its 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy partnership with French utility company Engie in Germany until 2030.

Lars Klingbeil, Germany’s federal minister of finance, said: “These are investments for future jobs in Germany. This is exactly what we need right now. Alongside our public investments, we want to mobilise far more private investment. Germany is an attractive location for investors from all over the world.”

Dr. Lennart Jahnke, University Hospital Freiburg’s chief digital officer, said: “Modern medicine would not be possible if we did not work with the latest technologies. With Google Cloud, we have a partner who supports us with their expertise and their comprehensive AI and data platform.”