HomeInsightsEuropean Commission publishes updated Notice to Stakeholders on withdrawal of the UK and EU rules for .eu domain names

On 18 July 2019, the European Commission published an updated notice to stakeholders about the withdrawal of the United Kingdom and EU rules on .eu domain names.

The notice highlights that at the time of the UK withdrawal, EU citizens residents in UK may still keep their .eu domain name(s) thanks to the changes of the .eu eligibility criteria that as of 19 October 2019 will see the citizenship criteria added to the residency criteria. For further information, click here.