[eccr] Commission welcomes Parliament approval of .eu

The European Parliament's decision to adopt the new .eu top level domain
met with approval from the European Commission and is expected to be
passed shortly by the Council of Ministers. After Council's approval,
the Commission will have to choose a registry to oversee the domain, a
process that will start with a call for expressions, followed by an
evaluation of the submissions.

Parliament and the Council recently agreed to a compromise, with a
regulatory committee for the early stages and a more informal advisory
committee for the final steps. After choosing a registry to administer
and manage the domain, the delegation of the .eu to the registry will
have to be organised with ICANN - the internet's authority for assigning
web addresses. 

Any decisions on public policy that involve the domain will have to be
proposed by the Commission, who will consult the registry. "The creation
of the .eu Domain is an important step towards increasing access to the
Internet in Europe," said Commission member Erkki Liikanen. "It will
provide additional choice for European businesses and citizens and will
accelerate the uptake of e-commerce."


Source: http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=87782B. -
Europemedia

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