Sunday 27 October 2019

UK businesses are to blocked from using .eu domains?



Deadline of 1 January 2020 scrapped following Commons Brexit vote


Plans to stop UK businesses from owning .eu website domains have been put on hold following this week's Brexit deal vote.

Domain registry manager EURid had previously stated that UK businesses would no longer be able to register for the .eu domain name from the 1 November 2019, should the UK leave without a deal on the 31 October.

It also said that businesses would have until 1 January 2020 to prove they had operations within the EU, and therefore qualify for the .eu domain, otherwise, they would have their domains withdrawn.

Given that the UK government has secured a majority for the second reading of its deal, and that talks suggest the EU will grant an extension to the negotiation period, this has diminished the likelihood of a no-deal scenario on the 31 October.

As a result, EURid has said that its "entire plan" has now been put on hold.

Source and more info: ITPro