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Country extensionSince 2005

.eu domain registration

The European Union’s extension: only citizens of the EU and the European Economic Area, wherever they live, residents there, or bodies established there may register it; an address telling European customers you’re one of them.

Score card

.eu in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
5 out of 5
Easy to remember
5 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
5 out of 5
Short names available
3 out of 5
Local meaning
5 out of 5

Overview

What is .eu

.eu entered the internet’s root in 2005 as the European Union’s extension, and its manager in the IANA record is EURid vzw. It is a restricted extension: it may be registered by a citizen of an EU country or of Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway, wherever they live, by a person resident in one of them, or by a company or organization established there.

That is why most of our customers in Kuwait can’t register it: living in Kuwait isn’t enough, nor is a company established outside Europe. But anyone who holds citizenship of one of these countries, lives in one, or owns a company or association established there may, and it tells their customer or partner there that they’re close by.

And eligibility stays with the name throughout its term: if you lose your residence or close your company there, the registry may suspend the name and then withdraw it. It doesn’t allow registration through an agent or proxy, so the data must be the holder’s own. Its price with us is lower than .com and fixed every year, and it supports DNSSEC signing, not names in Arabic.

Type
Country extension (ccTLD)
In the root since
April 28, 2005
Name’s origin
European Union
Responsible body
EURid vzw
Who may register
Citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway wherever they live, residents there, and organizations established there
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Not supported

Who it suits

For your field: is .eu the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .eu says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A community association in Europe

    Excellent · The first choice

    An association registered in an EU country is eligible for .eu, so it addresses its members and partners in every member state under one name.

    Register it with.eu.org

  • A store selling within Europe

    Good · A good fit with .com

    If your company is established there, .eu tells your buyer you sell from inside the Union; .com covers the rest of the world.

    Register it with.eu.com

  • A freelancer living in Europe

    Good · A good fit

    Living in one of its countries is enough to register it, telling your client there you’re close by; add .me for your personal page.

    Register it with.eu.me

  • An exporter from Kuwait to Europe

    Consider another · Consider .com

    A company established only in Kuwait isn’t eligible; .com takes you to your European customer with no conditions.

    Register it with.com.global

  • A local business in Kuwait

    Consider another · Consider .com

    Your customers are in Kuwait, not in Europe, and .eu needs a link to its countries; your customer knows .com and types it out of habit.

    Register it with.com.shop

  • A personal page from Kuwait

    Consider another · Consider .me

    You’re eligible only if you hold citizenship of one of the countries it covers or live in one; .me is personal and open to all.

    Register it with.me.name

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Says “Europe” in two letters

    Your customer knows from the extension that you’re inside the Union, not outside it.

  • One name for every member state

    Instead of an extension per country, one address speaking to your customers in every member state.

  • Email for your business in Europe

    info@jisr-kuwait.eu is an address telling your European partner your business is established there.

  • An extension not open to all

    Its conditions mean whoever holds it is a citizen, resident or body established in its countries.

And where its value shows

With European partners

An address saying you’re inside the Union.

On invoices and contracts

An extension matching your company’s address there.

At European trade fairs

Two letters visitors from any country understand.

In community newsletters

One link for your members in every country.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Says you’re inside the European Union
  • 02One name speaking to every member state
  • 03Lower-priced than .com with us, and fixed every year
  • 04Two letters everyone understands
  • 05Supports DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Most of our customers in Kuwait can’t register it: it requires a link to its countries
  • 02If you lose eligibility you may lose the name
  • 03No registration through an agent or proxy
  • 04Doesn’t support names in Arabic

Rules

Registration terms for .eu

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway wherever they live, residents there, and organizations established there
Documents
None at registration, but eligibility may be checked at any time
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Not supported
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Registration through a proxy is prohibited; for individuals WHOIS shows only an email
Transfer
With a transfer authorization code from your current provider

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02RenewalAt the end of the termThe registry renews it for a year unless deletion is requested before it’s due.
  3. 03Quarantine40 daysOnce deleted, the website and email stop, and its holder can restore it.
  4. 04Free againAfter quarantineThe name is free for whoever registers it first.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Check your eligibility before you registerCitizenship of one of its countries, residence there, or a body established there; and the data in your own name.
  2. 2If you move out of Europe, recheck your eligibilityIf you neither live there nor hold its citizenship, move your site to another extension before losing the name.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

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Frequently asked questions about .eu

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  • $15 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • Citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway wherever they live, residents of those countries, and companies and organizations established there. Eligibility must last the whole term, and proof may be requested at any time.

  • Yes, with a transfer authorization code from your current provider; a suspended name can’t be transferred.

  • The .eu registry renews the name for a year at the end of its term unless deletion is requested first. If it is deleted, it enters a 40-day quarantine in which the website and email stop and its holder can restore it; then it is free for whoever registers it first.

  • No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .eu, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.

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