.eu is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the European Union (EU). Launched on 7 December 2005, the domain is available for any person, company or organization based in the European Union. This was extended to the European Economic Area in 2014, after the regulation was incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and hence is also available for any person, company or organization based in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The TLD is administered by EURid, a consortium originally consisting of the national ccTLD registry operators of Belgium, Sweden, and Italy, joined later by the national
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".eu" is the internet domain name for the European Union, available since 2005 for individuals, companies, and organizations based in EU member states and certain nearby countries like Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein. It matters because it provides a way for European entities to establish an online presence with a domain that signals their EU connection, similar to how ".com" or country-specific domains like ".de" work.
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Key facts
- EU legislation.title
- Regulation (EU) 2019/517 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 on the implementation and functioning of the .eu top-level domain name and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004
- EU legislation.madeby
- European Parliament & Council
- EU legislation.OJrefurl
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2019.091.01.0025.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2019:091:FULL OJ L 91, 29.3.2019, p. 25–35
- EU legislation.EEA
- yes
- EU legislation.replaces
- 733/2002, 874/2004
- EU legislation.amends
- 733/2002
- EU legislation.status
- Current
- Top level domain.name
- .eu
- Top level domain.image
- File:Logo .eu.svg
- Top level domain.type
- Country code
- Top level domain.status
Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Establishment
- Sunrise period
- Landrush
- Stabilisation
- Brexit
- Use by the European Union institutions
- Cyrillic domain
- Greek domain
- Allegations of abuse
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
.eu is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the European Union (EU). Launched on 7 December 2005, the domain is available for any person, company or organization based in the European Union. This was extended to the European Economic Area in 2014, after the regulation was incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and hence is also available for any person, company or organization based in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The TLD is administered by EURid, a consortium originally consisting of the national ccTLD registry operators of Belgium, Sweden, and Italy, joined later by the national registry operator of the Czech Republic. Trademark owners were able to submit registrations through a sunrise period, in an effort to prevent cybersquatting. Full registration started on 7 April 2006.
==History==