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Euro domain racks up 2.5 million fans
News More than 2.5 million people and organisations have registered European Union domain names since dot-eu was opened to the public a year ago. The dot-eu domain names can be used by businesses and organisations based in the European Union, along with... [11 Apr 2007]
Registrar accused over dot-eu stash
News A registrar and reseller of dot-eu domain names has denied accusations his business has operated unfairly by stockpiling more than a thousand three-letter domain names and charging customers more than £1,000 to buy each one. [09 Aug 2006]
Dot-eu 'warehousing' scandal strikes US registrars
News EURid, the organisation that administers the dot-eu top-level domain, has suspended 74,000 domain names after launching a lawsuit against 400 US registrars for "breach of contract". The organisation said on Monday abusing the registration system... [25 Jul 2006]
Dot-mobi opens doors to industry registrations
News After the recent scramble for the newly released dot-eu domain names, the latest top level domain, dot-mobi, will see its sunrise period starting soon. Unlike traditional internet domains, dot-mobi is designed to host sites optimised to be viewed... [19 May 2006]
Want a dot-eu domain? Step right up
News So far dot-eu registrar Eurid has received more than 300,000 applications for addresses with the domain and Marc Van Wesemael, managing director of Eurid, said he expects to see "several hundred thousand proud holders of brand new dot-eu domain... [07 Apr 2006]
UK companies told to embrace .eu domains
News Relations between the EU and the UK have at times been strained but that should be no reason for UK companies to ignore the potential of registering a dot-eu domain name. Damian Schmidt, CEO of rival domain name registrar Strato, told silicon.com... [22 Feb 2006]
UK's 'worst' spammer banged up
News Francis-Macrae was accused of defrauding thousands of people by tricking them into sending him money to register a dot-eu domain name on their behalf. Francis-Macrae was arrested after threatening Nominet UK, the registry that controls the dot-uk... [17 Nov 2005]
Dot-eu registration begins in December
News The European Union has announced that registrations for dot-eu domain names will begin within the next few months. The proposed cost for a domain name registration will be €10 plus VAT, which dot-eu administrator Eurid hopes to lower to €5 plus VAT... [10 Oct 2005]
Don't be caught out by the EU domain scammers
News The countdown is on to the launch of the pan-European top level domain (TLD), dot-eu, and the European Commission is warning businesses not to be caught out by the domain name scammers hoping to cash in on firms' ignorance. [22 Apr 2005]
No sex.eu please, we're British
News UK companies may find it tricky to register generic dot-eu domain names during the sunrise period next year but there is a way around it if the continental approach is used. When the dot-eu domain goes live - expected to happen sometime late next... [21 Oct 2004]
Dot-eu domain name scramble timetable unveiled
News There will be three stages in the registration process for the new European dot-eu domain names, it has been announced; member states, followed by trademark holders, will get their pick of URLs. The European Commission has now published the rules... [11 May 2004]
Dot-eu domains given green light
News The EU Council of Telecoms Ministers have given the green light for the creation of a dot-eu top-level domain name. In a statement, Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen said the move means that for the first time EU internet users could... [26 Mar 2002]
Brussels and Geneva deciding what things are called - even on the web?
Comment In a separate move, European politicians spelled out plans to create a veto list of politically embarrassing dot-eu domains. At the beginning of the week WIPO told us it would be widening its dispute procedure to include the names of international... [06 Sep 2001]
Dot-eu sails into stormy waters
News As a concession to MEPs, the Commission is likely to bow to their second demand to block politically embarrassing dot-eu names. Member states will be allowed to vote on barred domains before the registry is set up, leaving the commercial company... [06 Sep 2001]
Industry underwhelmed by dot-eu possibilities
News The European Commission is guaranteeing the introduction of dot-eu domain names by the end of the year, but industry watchers are convinced that business and consumers will turn their backs on it. Stevenson is also concerned that, on the other end... [28 Jun 2001]
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