Brexit will impact many things. One that has not been getting much attention however is domain names and more specifically .eu domains. Under the current regulations you need to be a resident of the European Union to register a .eu domain name. As I covered in a blog post last year there is the potential for hundreds of thousand of .eu domain names being pulled … [Read more...] about EURid Updates Post-Brexit
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EURid Web Awards to Launch Next Week
The EURid .eu Web Awards will take place again this year. 2018 will be the 5th year that the awards are being held. As in previous years the awards are open to registrants of .eu domain names that have developed products and services on a .eu website. Full details of the awards will be available here. Nominations will be open from April 18 2o18 until August 1 … [Read more...] about EURid Web Awards to Launch Next Week
European Commission Wants to Kill Off Thousands of EU Domains due to Brexit
After the Brexit vote I posited that there could be an impact on EU registrants based in the UK. Over the past year the UK government has been engaged in negotiations with the EU to navigate the application of Article 50 and the UK's exit from the European Union. While there has been a lot of focus on issues like the customs union and the border between Ireland and Northern … [Read more...] about European Commission Wants to Kill Off Thousands of EU Domains due to Brexit
EURid Web Awards 2017
EURid held their annual web awards in central Brussels last week. The awards are focussed on businesses, organisations and individuals that are actively using a .eu domain name for their online presence. As with every year the range of finalists covered the European Union. Here's the official video they released that covers the … [Read more...] about EURid Web Awards 2017
EU Commission Opens Public Consultation on EU Domain
The .eu ccTLD is quite different in that it is run by the European Commission. The Commission contracts EURid to run the registry on their behalf. As the entire thing is setup and managed by the European Union institutions the ccTLD's policies are based on European treaties and laws. Complicated? Yes, but it's still fully functional and one of the larger ccTLDs. Last Friday … [Read more...] about EU Commission Opens Public Consultation on EU Domain