Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation, functioning and effectiveness of the .eu Top Level Domain

In April 2011, the .eu Top Level Domain (TLD) celebrated its fifth anniversary. During those five years the .eu TLD became the 9th largest TLD and the 5th largest country code TLD in the world. With more than 3.3 million registrations, the .eu TLD has become a valued option for Europeans when choosing a domain name for their Internet presence.

This Report to the European Parliament and the Council concerns the implementation, effectiveness and functioning of the .eu TLD over the past two years. In line with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 on the implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain, the Commission is required to submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council one year after the adoption of the Regulation and then every two years.

This Report follows on from the Reports of 2007 and 2009, and covers developments of the .eu TLD from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2011. It focuses, among other things, on the introduction of Internationalised Domain Names.

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