.eu

.eu
Introduced28 April 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04-28)
TLD typeCountry code
StatusActive
RegistryEURid
SponsorEuropean Commission
Intended useEntities connected with the European Union
Actual useGradually increasing, mostly among sites with pan-European or cross-border intentions. (details)
Registered domains3,687,760 (2024-03-27)[1]
Registration restrictionsRegistrants must be located within the EEA
StructureNames are registered directly at second level
DocumentsRegulation (EU) 2019/517
Dispute policiesEU ADR
DNSSECyes
Registry websitewww.eurid.eu

.eu is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the European Union (EU).[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5]

  1. ^ "Statistics - EURid". EURid. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "IANA — .eu Domain Delegation Data". www.iana.org.
  3. ^ Europaportalen (15 January 2014). "Nå kan du registrere domenet .eu i Norge". Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Register a domain name".
  5. ^ "Eurid's .eu Timeline". Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.