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EU Commission Forgets Brexit; Forced to Cancel Call For Registry Tender

February 23, 2021 by Michele Neylon Leave a Comment

The EU Commission has been forced to cancel its call for tender to run the .eu domain name registry.The .eu domain name registry is operated under contract for the European Commission and the whole shooting party is governed by a complex hodge podge of European regulations and laws. One could argue that the EC took a very hard line with their treatment of .eu domain holders … [Read more...] about EU Commission Forgets Brexit; Forced to Cancel Call For Registry Tender

ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing

February 11, 2021 by Michele Neylon Leave a Comment

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ICANN's Brussels office is hosting a webinar briefing for European stakeholders towards the end of the month.The event, which is being held at 1530 UTC on February 26th, will focus on some recent EU initiatives on digital services and cybersecurity. While it's an ICANN hosted event the bulk of the speakers will be from the European Commission.At the moment there are … [Read more...] about ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing

Changes Coming to .eu Domains

March 24, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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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 .eu ccTLD. In order to do that they issued legislation and it's … [Read more...] about Changes Coming to .eu Domains

EURid Updates Post-Brexit

January 24, 2019 by Michele Neylon

European Union Map with UK removed by pencil eraser, concept of Brexit as Britain vote to leave

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

European Commission Wants to Kill Off Thousands of EU Domains due to Brexit

March 29, 2018 by Michele Neylon

chess game Great Britain and the European Union, Brexit British and European confrontation

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

November 27, 2017 by Michele Neylon

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

Catalan Government Claims Spanish Online Censorship Breaching EU Laws

September 24, 2017 by Michele Neylon

The Catalan government has written to the European Commission claiming that the Spanish government is in breach of EU law. In a letter from Jordi Puigneró Secretary of Telecommunications, Cybersecurity and the Digital Society at the Government of Catalonia addressed to Andrus Ansip, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, the Catalan government calls out the … [Read more...] about Catalan Government Claims Spanish Online Censorship Breaching EU Laws

Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants

June 24, 2016 by Michele Neylon

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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, central … [Read more...] about Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants

EURid Gets .ею (Cyrillic for .eu)

February 8, 2016 by Michele Neylon

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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 "fast" or not is debatable, as it … [Read more...] about EURid Gets .ею (Cyrillic for .eu)

EUrid Publish CO2 Offset Data

July 28, 2014 by Michele Neylon

EUrid has published a graphic giving details about their carbon emissions during 2013 and how they offset them:The .eu registry has a clear commitment to "green" Related articlesEUrid Awarded .eu Contract For 5 Years (internetnews.me) DotEU By The Numbers (internetnews.me) Win €5k To Promote Your .EU Website! (blacknight.com) … [Read more...] about EUrid Publish CO2 Offset Data

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