Residents, companies and organisations based in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will be eligible to register .eu domain names from 8 January 2014 at 10:00 CET.
âWe welcome this positive development which has been in the air for some time,â commented the .eu registryâs General Manager Marc Van Wesemael. âThe more countries and businesses that benefit from .euâs unique identity, the stronger its brand becomes.â
âIceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have had close economic ties with the European Union since the Communityâs early years. Granting them access to the .eu top-level domain is a natural step forward in that relationship.â
âOur annual research shows that .eu is seen as a reliable and valuable online label. We are confident that the companies and residents of these countries will soon appreciate the advantages of the .eu TLD, including the strong security procedures for its management and databases.â
The decision by the European Commission to extend the “.eu zone” follows up on the provision contained in the original .eu regulation (EC 733/2002), which foresaw the extension of .eu to the European Economic Area.