유럽연합은 몰도바 국민의 개인정보를 사이버 공격으로부터 보호하는 데 도움을 주기 위해 몰도바에 데이터 센터를 구축하겠다고 제안했다.

The European Union (EU) has offered to build a data center for Moldova. The proposal was made by Marta Kos, the EU commissioner for enlargement, during a visit to the country last week. She said the facility would help protect the personal data of Moldovan citizens from cyberattacks.

If the offer is accepted, Sweden, an EU member state, would assist with construction, according to Europa Libera.

No details have been released about when the facility would be built, what it would cost, where it would be located, or how much IT compute capacity it would provide. DCD has approached the European Commission and the Moldovan government for comment.

Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan welcomed the offer. "We are advancing the preparatory work for the creation of a secure data center and strengthening the connection of the Republic of Moldova to the European artificial intelligence ecosystem," he said.

The proposal was made at the first meeting of the High-Level Digital Connectivity Platform in Chișinău, Moldova's capital. Members of the European Commission and the Moldovan Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalisation co-hosted the meeting.

According to a statement from the European Commission, the summit aimed to direct up to €623 million ($689 million), pledged by nations and private-sector partners, toward strengthening digital connectivity between Europe and Central Asia. The funding would upgrade 5G networks, space-based connectivity, and data center infrastructure in the Black Sea region, Turkey, and the southern Caucasus.

The cost of the EU's proposed data center for Moldova is still unknown. However, a recent independent estimate reported by Logos Press put the total cost of building a government facility to consolidate public digital services at €50 million ($55 million).

The EU's proposal follows a major cyberattack on Moldova in October 2026, which exposed the personal data of an estimated 450,000 citizens. The threat actor responsible has not been identified.

Moldova is a small data center market compared with its neighbors. DataCenterMap lists only six facilities in the country, all located in Chișinău.