.EU Domain (European Union)
8,24 € / year
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.eu domains are officially considered as "Your European Identity", it is therefore the official domain of the European Union.
Initially these domains were restricted to citizens residing in the European Union, but since October 19th, 2019 any citizen of the European Union can register a .EU domain, regardless of his/her current country of residence.
Although the talks started in 1999, .EU domains were launched to the general public on April 7, 2006, that same day more than one million domains were registered.
During the last years EURid, the entity that manages these domains, has added new functionalities, such as IDN domains (December 2009), DNSSEC (June 2010) or the launch of .eu domains in Cyrillic (.ею) or Greek (.ευ).
Initially these domains were restricted to citizens residing in the European Union, but since October 19th, 2019 any citizen of the European Union can register a .EU domain, regardless of his/her current country of residence.
Although the talks started in 1999, .EU domains were launched to the general public on April 7, 2006, that same day more than one million domains were registered.
During the last years EURid, the entity that manages these domains, has added new functionalities, such as IDN domains (December 2009), DNSSEC (June 2010) or the launch of .eu domains in Cyrillic (.ею) or Greek (.ευ).
Domain characteristics
General Information for the domain extension .eu - European Union| Meaning of Extension | .eu is the official country domain (ccTLD) from European Union. |
| Minimum and maximum length | 2 - 63 characters |
| Time of registration | In real-time |
| Registrar Transfer | Yes, with Auth-Code |
| Trade | Yes |
| IDN | Yes |
| Whois Privacy | No |
| DNSSEC Supported | Yes (DNSKEY) |
| Renewal Period | 1Y, 2Y, 3Y, 4Y, 5Y, 6Y, 7Y, 8Y, 9Y, 10Y |
| Registration Period | 1Y, 2Y, 3Y, 4Y, 5Y, 6Y, 7Y, 8Y, 9Y, 10Y |
| Cancellation Period | 1 Day(s) |
| Renewal On Transfer | Yes |
| No local contact needed | |
| Privacy Level | Caution advised: The personal data will be transferred to an EU jurisdiction or a jurisdiction that provides an adequate level of data protection according to the EU, however in most cases the WHOIS is exposed. In some cases, we do not know what will happen and how the registry in that country will treat the data of your customer, so in doubt consult a lawyer if you register domains for your customers. See GDPR chapter 5 and GDPR Article 49 for more information. |
| Registry Connection | Directly |
| Trustee Service | Yes (2.7548 / 1 year) |
| Transfer lock has to be removed before a transfer can be started | |
| Manual renewal possible | |
| The domain terms for .eu domains can be found at: https://eurid.eu/d/18604801/Registration_Policy_EN.pdf https://eurid.eu/d/18603697/Terms_and_Conditions_EN.pdf http://eu.adr.eu/ |
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Notice for Transfers
The transfer will be processed in real-time.When a domain is transferred between registrars, the remaining term is preserved and an extra (one) year will be added to the term, as long as it does not exceed 10 years.
API Details
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domain:create
- EU-COUNTRY-OF-CITIZENSHIP
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domain:transfer
- EU-COUNTRY-OF-CITIZENSHIP
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domain:update
- EU-COUNTRY-OF-CITIZENSHIP
