‘Brexit’ which refers to the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union means big changes for UK businesses. Since the end of the transition period at the end of December last year, t在这里 has been a lot of talk amongst what this means for business owners, their digital operations and online presence.
As a result of the UK leaving the European Union, many UK-based owners of .EU domains no longer meet the .EU eligibility requirements. For example, organisations established solely in the UK are no longer entitled to hold a .EU domain, meaning that your website could be taken offline.
发生了什么? .EU domain names following the end of the Brexit transition period?
的 UK’s departure from the EU has prompted a range of concerns and questions for online businesses, perhaps the most talked about right now is what happens to .EU domains that are registered in the UK?
的. eu top-level domain (TLD) gives Europe its own internet identity and allows users to create a pan-European internet identity of their websites and email addresses. According to Eurid’s archives, t在这里 were over 300,000 domains in the UK using a .欧盟域.
目前, tens of thousands of website owners have had their domains suspended and fallen victim to a ‘Brexit blackout’ as a result of the regulatory changes caused by Brexit and are at risk of losing their online presence.
What happens if I have a suspended domain name?
Simply put, suspended domain names can no longer support a website or service such as email. This means that any UK registrant who does not meet the eligibility criteria will have their .欧盟域名s withdrawn. A withdrawn domain name no longer functions, as the domain name is removed from the zone file and as a result fails to support any active services – including websites and emails.
What happens if I do meet the eligibility criteria?
Suspended domains can be reinstated before April if they are updated to meet the eligibility criteria. This requires obtaining evidence that a business or individual is registered, 驻留, or has citizenship in an EU member state.
What can you do if you do not meet the criteria?
If you do not meet the eligibility criteria it may be a good time to discuss with your domain name registrar whether to transfer your internet presence to another top level domain (for example: .com, .co.uk, .org或 .net, to name a few). Your registar should be able to give you more information and guidance on how you can let your customers know you have moved to another domain, e.g. via a holding page to redirect website visitors to this new domain.
It may also be necessary to develop a migration plan so that you can migrate your existing website and products associated with the .eu name over to it.
To find out more on what you need to do if you hold a .欧盟域名, would like any additional information and advice or would like to register or renew a .欧盟域名 you can find out more 在这里.
