EURid's Timeline

The European Council discusses a single top-level domain for Europe

.eu started with the adoption of a European Parliament and Council regulation (Regulation (EC) No 733/2002)

EURid is incorporated under Belgian law

We are appointed by the European Commission as the .eu registry following a tender process

The European Commission lays down public policy rules for .eu (Regulation (EC) No 874/2004)

.eu is added to the root zone of the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS)

EURid starts accepting applications for .eu domain names from prior rights holders (Sunrise)

On 7 April, .eu registrations are opened. One million registrations are recorded on the first day (landrush)

.eu supports all official EU language scripts by allowing Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs)

.eu enables Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), an Internet security standard

.eu becomes one of the safest top-level domains with a complete DNSSEC chain of trust

EURid starts offering .eu registration for up to ten years (multiyear registrations)

EURid becomes the first European TLD registry to achieve EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) registration

EURid launches YADIFA, an open-source name server implementation

EURid is presented the CENTR award for the EURid Co-Funded Marketing Programme

EURid achieved its ISO27001 certification

Extension of .eu eligibility to Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein

EURid is confirmed as the .eu registry manager for the next 5 years following an EC call for expression of interest

EURid starts the delegation process for .eu in the Cyrillic script

The .eu extension in the Cyrillic script (.ею) is launched

EURid and EUIPO sign letter of collaboration

EURid and Europol team up to fight cybercrime

EURid wins registry of the year at the 2017 CENTR Awards

EURid and IACC team up to fight cybercrime

MOU renewed with TaC International

EURid successfully renews EMAS certification until 2021

EURid holds the 5th edition of the .eu Web Awards competition

Agreement reached between EU institutions for the .eu TLD new Regulation

EURid-EC Service Concession Contract is extended until October 2022

EURid and EUIPO strengthen their collaboration

The .eu in the Greek script received the clearance with the ICANN IDN ccTLD Fast Track procedure

Extending the eligibility criteria to include EU citizens residing in non EU countries

EURid wins registry of the year at the 2019 CENTR Awards

The .eu extension in the Greek script (.ευ) is launched

The Abuse Prevention and Early Warning System (APEWS) was launched

EC report to the Parliament and the Council shows EURid as an effective and trustworthy registry

The Coordination Center for .RU/.РФ becomes a partner of the annual EURid UNESCO World Report on IDNs

In cooperation with the Youth IGF, EURid set up a Youth Committee

EURid launches the Dynamic Coalition on Data and Trust (DC-DT)

EURid joins forces with the Global Cyber Alliance for the Domain Trust project

EURid implements the Know Your Customer (KYC) project

EURid is the first TLD to join successful No More Ransom (NMR) project

EURid successfully renews EMAS registration until 2023

EURid signs a new Service Concession Contract with the European Commission

EURid and ICANN signed an MOU to strengthen efforts in promoting multilingualism and inclusion on the Internet

EURid and EUIPO signed an MOU committing to join forces in raising awareness about trademarks and domain names

EURid holds its first .eu Day with 5 .eu Academy Masterclasses, along with the ninth .eu Web Awards ceremony

EURid renews its EMAS registration until 2024

EURid launches the 10th annual .eu Web Awards competition

EURid introduces WebClass – an advanced machine learning solution for web categorization 

EURid holds its second .eu Day with 3 .eu Academy Masterclasses, along with the tenth .eu Web Awards ceremony