Tag: European Commission

European Commission Call for Submissions on Anti-Counterfeiting

The European Commission has launched a “call for evidence” for the “EU Toolbox Against Counterfeiting”. What that means in practical terms is that they’re expecting feedback and input from a variety of stakeholders on the subject. However the call is very broad and open, so I suspect they’ll get a very big wishlist from IP… Continue reading European Commission Call for Submissions on Anti-Counterfeiting

EU Issues Call for Proposals for DNS Resolution Service

The European Commission has issued a call for tender (PDF) for an EU DNS resolution service aka a DNS resolver. As a reminder, a DNS resolver is what computers and other devices use to find out where websites, domains and other services “live” on the internet. They’re most often accessed via their IP addresses. So… Continue reading EU Issues Call for Proposals for DNS Resolution Service

EURid Wins Bid to Keep Registry Contract

EURid has won the tender bid to operate the .eu domain for a further 5 years until 2027. The official announcement was made by the Belgium based company on Monday, though they’d informally announced that they had the winning bid at the Web Awards last Friday night. “We feel honoured to have been chosen to… Continue reading EURid Wins Bid to Keep Registry Contract

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

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

ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing

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… Continue reading ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing

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

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

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 moves… Continue reading Catalan Government Claims Spanish Online Censorship Breaching EU Laws

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