.eu extends to EEA countries from 8 January 2014

Residents, companies and organisations based in the European Economic Area (EEA) countries of Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway will be allowed to register .EU domain names from 8 January 2014.

“We welcome this positive development which has been in the air for some time,” commented the .eu registry’s General Manager Marc Van Wesemael. “The more countries and businesses that benefit from .eu’s unique identity, the stronger its brand becomes.”

“Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway have had close economic ties with the European Union since the Community’s early years. Granting them access to the .eu top-level domain is a natural step forward in that relationship.”

“Our 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.”

Lexsynergy is an accredited .EU registrar and can assist with registrations and local presence services.

Next set of new gTLD launches

Tomorrow (3 December 2013) 7 new gTLDs will start their Sunrise periods. The gTLDs are listed below with a link, which contains more information and pricing.

.camera
.equipment
.estate
.gallery
.graphics
.lighting
.photography

The Sunrise ends on 31 January 2014 so you have until then to submit your application. Applications are allocated at the end of the Sunrise. If two or more applications are received for a domain name, it will be allocated based on the outcome of an auction.

TAKE NOTE: You will need a validated trade mark to participate in the Sunrise period. Contact us if you need assistance with the validation of your trade mark (brandprotection@lexsynergy.com).