Report on the implementation, functioning and effectiveness of the .eu top-level domain

In April 2016, the .eu Top-Level Domain (TLD) celebrated its 10th anniversary. Over the past ten years, the .eu country code Top Level Domain has continued to market itself as an innovative and modern extension, very much able to both catch up with the legacy TLDs, which have been in the domain environment for three decades, and to compete with the new generic Top-Level Domains which were introduced in 2014.

At the end of the first quarter of 2017, the .eu TLD was the 7th largest country code TLD in the world. With over 3.7 million registrations, the .eu TLD has established itself as a valuable option for any European resident choosing a domain name for their internet presence.

In line with Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 on the implementation of the .eu TLD, the Commission is required to submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council one year after the adoption of the Regulation, and every two years thereafter. This report concerns the implementation, functioning, and effectiveness of the .eu TLD over the past two years, in particular during the period from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2017.