Press Release: ‘.eu’: Europe’s new internet address opens for business on 7 December

The European Commission announced on 1 December 2005 that the '.eu' top-level domain, which was to enable businesses, public bodies and citizens to choose a pan-European Internet name for their web sites and e-mail addresses, was scheduled to open for business on 7 December 2005. A '.eu' suffix was implemented to enable users to project a Europe-wide presence, ambition or affiliation. It was to complement, but not replace, national country codes such as France’s '.fr', Poland’s '.pl' or the UK’s '.uk'.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/05/457, .eu, Europe's Own Internet Domain: Frequently Asked Questions, 1.12.05 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/457&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Registry of Internet Domain Names: Homepage http://www.eurid.eu

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