The Arctic Amplification (AA) is a stronger atmospheric warming in the Arctic than in mid-latitudes, and its effects on atmospheric circulation are discussed. Its impact on Rossby waves and winter cold spells in mid-latitudes is analyzed using a 3-level dry quasi-geostrophic model on the sphere, with orography. First the study is conducted by comparing long simulations: one corresponds to the winter climatology of the last 30 years, and for the other one a AA pattern is added. It is build from a composite of the warmest winters in the Arctic. A spectral analysis shows a decrease in Rossby wave phase speed for the most energetic waves. This appears to be related to a jet narrowing and is accompanied by a moderate increase in low frequency va...