Digital economy

Bettel confirms Google now owns land in Luxembourg

In parliamentary question, prime minister reveals that land near Bissen has changed hands and is now owned by internet giant

Adam Walder

15.01.2018

Luxembourg prime minister Xavier Bettel has confirmed that the land for the possible construction of Google's European data centre has now been bought.

It was in mid-December last year when the announcement was first made that Google had "secured" the acquisition of 16 plots of land, spanning 33.7 hectares near the town of Bissen.