Category: Eurid

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… Continue reading 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 event: Bonus… Continue reading 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… Continue reading EU Commission Opens Public Consultation on EU Domain

Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants

The current policies for .eu domain name registration restrict registration to organisations, businesses and individuals that meet certain criteria. In order to get a .eu domain name you need to be resident within the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. This is laid out in the current policy as follows: (i)an undertaking having its registered office,… Continue reading Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants

EURid Web Award Nominations Open

EURid’s annual “web awards” are now open for nominations. The 2016 event will be the 3rd year that EURid runs the awards which are aimed at helping to raise the profile of European businesses and organisations that are actively using a .eu web address. The categories this year are: The Leaders: The website represents an established… Continue reading EURid Web Award Nominations Open

EURid Gets .ею (Cyrillic for .eu)

EURid, who run the .eu registry, have finally been delegated .ею (Cyrillic for .eu). Punycode xn--e1a4c. One of the things that EURid is chartered to do under its contract to the European Commission was to get the extension in scripts other than Latin. EURid used ICANN’s IDN ccTLD “Fast Track” process, though whether the process is truly… Continue reading EURid Gets .ею (Cyrillic for .eu)

EURid Consortium Chosen By ICANN To Conduct Study In MEAC

A EURid consortium has been chosen by ICANN  to conduct the “DNS Study for the Middle East and Adjoining Countries”. The consortium is made up as follows: EURid – Consortium Leader; Emily Taylor Consultancy – Lead author, data analysis; Mohammed El-Bashir – Local partner, industry knowledge, IDNs; Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) – Local partner, industry… Continue reading EURid Consortium Chosen By ICANN To Conduct Study In MEAC

EUrid Announce Finalists of Web Awards

EUrid has announced the finalists for the “.eu Web Awards”. Public nominations for the awards were open from June 23rd until September 5th with websites being submitted under a number of categories, namely: The LEADERS (Established business with more than 10 employees) The RISING STARS (Start-up/Entrepreneur with 1 to 10 employees) The LAURELS (Education/Institutional/Pan European… Continue reading EUrid Announce Finalists of Web Awards

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