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
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EURid Updates Post-Brexit
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
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
Catalan Government Claims Spanish Online Censorship Breaching EU Laws
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