Amazon said today it plans to increase its European workforce by more than 30 percent this year as the company seeks to highlight its positive economic impact amid several ongoing EU investigations. Investing in Europe – 15,000 new full-time jobs to be created in 2017 #AmazonJobshttps://t.co/2pts7J8QShpic.twitter.com/F7H9o2a2d0 — AmazonNewsEU (@AmazonNewsEU) February 20, 2017

The company plans to open its fifth logistics center in Poland this year, it said on Monday, seeking to benefit from the country’s relatively low wages and proximity to the large German market.
Seattle-based Amazon.com says it will create 15,000 new full-time jobs across Europe by the end of 2017, increasing its European workforce by approximately 30 percent.