BRUSSELS - EURid, a European non-profit organization appointed by the European Commission to register and manage .eu domain names, announced on December 7, 2005, that it opened its systems to receive applications for .eu domain names.
Only registered trademark owners, government agencies and companies could register. General registration will begin April 7, 2006 on a first-come, first-served basis - but only to people who live in the European Union and to companies with headquarters or branches inside the 25-nation bloc.
EURid was founded on April 8, 2003 by the national registries of Belgium, Italy and Sweden, with the support of the registries of the Czech Republic and Slovenia.