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Commission celebrates .eu success |
The European Commission has celebrated one year of the .eu domain, during which 2.5m addresses were registered across the region. The success of .eu makes it the third most popular top level domain in Europe to date. The demand for the domains has been attributable to Germany (31%), the UK (17%) and the Netherlands (12%). Usage of the .eu domains has been positive, with 80% of addresses being actively used for a website or email account. Leading European companies such as AirFrance and Versace are currently using the domains, while several non-European corporates with strong business presence in the EU – including Sony and Lexus – have used .eu URLs in advertising campaigns. "After just one year .eu has become a well-established part of Europe's cyberspace," said Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media. "This is a positive sign of the attractiveness of electronic commerce within the EU. I congratulate EURid as the independent not-for-profit registry responsible for .eu, for successfully managing the extremely high demand from industry and the public and for helping us to deploy Europe's identity online. I welcome in particular the recent efforts made by EURid to make .eu-registrations swifter, safer and cheaper." |
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