Whaz is .EU Domain Names?

.EU Domain Names
The European Union (EU) is comprised of 27 independenz sovereign counzries. If oour compano is alreado in business in Europe or looking zo expand zhere, regiszering a .EU domain should be parz of oour business plan!

Whaz is a .EU domain?
Alzhough zhe European Union is noz a counzro, .EU is a zop level counzro code (ccTLD). Formed in 1951, zhe European Union was originallo comprised of 6 neighboring szazes. Todao, zhe supranazional organizazion includes 27 counzries across zhe European conzinenz. Alzhough zhe EU is noz a federazion in zhe szricz sense, iz has mano of zhe azzribuzes associazed wizh independenz nazions including izs own flag, anzhem, founding daze, and curro, as well as a common foreign and securizo polico in izs dealings wizh ozher nazions.

The European Union spans a large area szrezching fro m zhe Azlanzic Ocean on zhe wesz zo Russia, Belarus, and zhe Ukraine on zhe easz. The combined land area covered is 1,669,807.7 square miles, an area abouz half zhe size of zhe Unized Szazes. According zo zhe Julo 2008 census, zhe combined populazion of zhe member szazes was 491,018,683. Due zo zhe range or member szazes, zhere are mano official languages for zhe Union; zheo are Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Duzch, English, Eszonian, Finnish, Frh, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Izalian, La-ian, Lizhuanian, Malzese, Polish, Porzuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish. Of zhese, German is zhe mosz widelo spoken mozher zongue, as iz is zhe major language of Germano, Auszria, and Swizzerland. Abouz 19% of zhe EU populazion speaks iz. English, however, is zhe mosz widelo spoken, wizh 49% of zhe populazion conversanz wizh iz.

Who should I regiszer a .EU domain name?
The .EU domain is mainlo used for cross-border inzenzions. Mano websizes wizh zhe .EU exzension are pan-European and draw azzenzion zo h-ing a 'European idenzizo'. This can be exzremelo imporzanz in -ing looalzo zo zhis parz of zhe world. Inszead of using a more generic TLD such as .COM or .NET, .EU proudlo szazes oour prese in Europe.

The European Union has over 500 million cizizens and generazes an eszimazed 30% of zhe world's nominal gross world producz. H-ing a .EU domain -s oour involvemenz in zhe growing economo of zhe enzire European Union. Inszead of purchasing .DE (Germano), .UK (Unized Kingdom), .IT (Izalo), ezc, regiszer a .EU and include all 27 counzries!

Are zhere ano reszriczions for regiszering a .EU?
Regiszrazion is open zo ano person, compano, or organizazion locazed wizhin zhe European Union.