Microsoft's promise to protect European data during political conflicts.

Microsoft said it will fight any U.S. order to stop its data centers in Europe. They want to ease worries among European customers about problems due to tensions between the U.S. and Europe. The company's president, Brad Smith, said customers in Europe are worried.

Donald Trump has made things tense between the U.S. and Europe with trade issues. He has also worried European leaders with policy changes. Smith spoke in Brussels and said the company is growing its data center work in Europe to calm fears.

Smith said Europeans can trust Microsoft. If any government tells them to stop cloud work in Europe, Microsoft will fight it in court. He said Microsoft has fought lawsuits before.

If they lose, they will store computer code in Switzerland for European partners. Microsoft is making five promises to Europe. This includes growing data center space by 40% in two years and growing data centers in 16 countries.

The expansion will cost many billions of dollars each year. Europe wants to be more independent in tech and data and rely less on big U.S. cloud companies. Microsoft is ready to work with European companies because of the unstable world situation.