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Registrar accused over dot-eu stash
News Registrars of dot-eu names are unable to register names for themselves and then sell them on - a practice known as warehousing - as this would be a breach of their contracts with EURid, the organisation set up to administer the TLD. [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". According to EURid, the three companies are a front for a... [25 Jul 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]
Dot-eu domain goes live today
News The first dot-eu domain is live already - that of the dot-eu registrar Eurid - but further domains are expected to appear within the next few weeks, once trademark owners' rights to a URL have been established. [07 Dec 2005]
Dot-eu domain to go live next week
News Registrations for the dot-eu domain, which will be handled by Eurid, will officially open to the public on 7 April 2006. With just under a week to go until companies can register for a dot-eu domain name, the European Commission is preparing for a... [02 Dec 2005]
Dot-eu registration begins in December
News 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 in the second year. Eurid has already warned would-be dot-eu domain name owners to beware of scammers who claim to... [10 Oct 2005]
Don't be caught out by the EU domain scammers
News One of the bodies in charge of setting up dot-eu, Eurid, also has to accredit registrars for the new domain name and agree registration policy before the final launch phase can begin. The countdown is on to the launch of the pan-European top level... [22 Apr 2005]
.eu is officially born
News At a meeting of its managing committee, the body authorised its president, Vint Cerf, to sign the agreement with Eurid, the consortium chosen by the European Commission as official caretaker of the new domain name. [24 Mar 2005]
No sex.eu please, we're British
News EURid, the consortium of three European registries that has won the deal to operate the domain, is planning a four-month sunrise period to help organisations win dot-eu domains that correspond to their registered trademarks. [21 Oct 2004]
Ink finally dries on .eu domain deal
News EURid, which was created by the country-level registries of Belgium, Italy and Sweden, says it will now negotiate with ICANN to have .eu put in the root and, once that is done, intends to operate a 'sunrise' period for registrations. [15 Oct 2004]
Dot-eu domain name scramble timetable unveiled
News A year ago, the Commission chose Eurid (European Registry for Internet Domains) to officially manage the distribution of the new top-level domain. Eurid brings together Belgian, Italian and Swedish bodies in charge of their national top-level domains. [11 May 2004]
Avoid .eu domain scams, firms warned
News The .eu top-level domains are set to be introduced by the end of this year and the European Commission has appointed a non-profit European Registry for Internet Domains (EURID) to establish registration and dispute resolution processes. [28 Aug 2003]
