EURid, who run the .eu domain name registry, have been having issues over the last few days which are the result of a number of denial of service attacks. The registry’s services were degraded from the morning of Friday 24th April through until Monday. Services returned to normal, but unfortunately it looks like either the… Continue reading EURid Registry Platform Under Attack
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Over 450 Domains Registered in new .ευ
The new .ευ, which is .eu in Greek, was launched by EURid on 14th November. EURid has a dedicated page on their site that explains the various policies that apply specifically to .ευ. One key policy is that the scripts need to match, so you cannot register a .ευ with latin script. So far there… Continue reading Over 450 Domains Registered in new .ευ
More Brexit Fun and Games for .EU Domain Registrants
While the Brexit situation remains at best “unclear” the future of UK based .eu domain name registrants has finally received a little bit of clarity. It might not be the best of news, but it’s relatively clear. Of course in common with anything that is linked in anyway with Brexit and what form it might… Continue reading More Brexit Fun and Games for .EU Domain Registrants
EU Domains in the UK Post-Brexit Just got More Confusing
While many domain name registries are run privately quite a few country code registries (ccTLDs) have links to government. In the case of .eu, however, the registry is operated under contract to the European Commission, so it is operated on behalf of the entire European Union. The impact of Brexit on the .eu ccTLD is… Continue reading EU Domains in the UK Post-Brexit Just got More Confusing
Irish Registrants Show Love for European Union
I’ve been writing about the .eu ccTLD for well over a decade. While the extension’s popularity in EU member states has ebbed and flowed over the years I don’t recall ever noting a registration spike in Ireland. However EURid’s Q1 report for 2019 is showing a notable spike in Ireland. Admittedly the spike is percentage… Continue reading Irish Registrants Show Love for European Union
EURid Phasing Out Cyrillic.Latin Domains This Month
EURid, the registry for .eu and .ею, will be removing Cyrillic domains that use the .eu (Latin) suffix at the end of this month. This isn’t exactly “news”, as EURid originally announced their intentions to sunset Cyrillic domains ending in the Latin suffix back in May 2016. As announced in May of 2016 and further… Continue reading EURid Phasing Out Cyrillic.Latin Domains This Month
EURid Launch 2019 Web Awards
EURid has launched the 2019 edition of their Web Awards. The awards have been running since 2014 and are 100% free to enter. Not only do the winners get to have a nice evening in Brussels, but they also get tangible assistance to raise the profile of their business (or not for profit). Each of… Continue reading EURid Launch 2019 Web Awards
EURid 2018 Annual Report Published
EURid has published its annual report for 2018. 2018 was a rather mixed year for EURid. The .eu zone shrank year on year, which continues the trend of the last couple of years with end of year numbers at 3.68 million names, compared to 3.81 million the year before: With Brexit looming they risk losing… Continue reading EURid 2018 Annual Report Published
Changes Coming to .eu Domains
As you may know the .eu ccTLD is a little different, in that it operates under contract to the European Commission. The EC in turn operates based on treaties, directives, regulations and a bunch of other legislative devices. More than 15 years ago the EC and European Parliament started work on what would become the… Continue reading Changes Coming to .eu Domains
EURid Pauses Brexit Plans
When the UK announced its intention to withdraw from the European Union it was clear to some of us that this would cause complications with .eu and possibly other domain name extensions. Over the past year it’s become clear that the European Commission, who mandate the .eu domain name policy, weren’t interested in providing a… Continue reading EURid Pauses Brexit Plans