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# .eu domains

> European Union ccTLD run by EURid. Restricted to EU and EEA residents and citizens.

`.eu` is the country-code TLD for the European Union, operated by [EURid](https://eurid.eu/) under contract with the European Commission. Eligibility is restricted to people and organisations with a recognised tie to the EU or EEA.

## Registry policy

| Field                | Value                                                      |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Registry             | EURid                                                      |
| Registration period  | 1 to 10 years                                              |
| Renewal grace period | None at registry level; expired domains move to quarantine |
| Quarantine period    | 40 days, recovery fee applies                              |
| Transfer lock        | None at registry level. Optional registrar lock.           |

## Eligibility

A `.eu` registration requires the registrant to be one of:

* A **citizen** of an EU or EEA member state, regardless of where they live.
* A **resident** of an EU or EEA member state.
* An **organisation** established in an EU or EEA member state (company, NGO, public body).

EURid spot-checks eligibility and can suspend domains where the data is wrong.

## Features

* **WHOIS privacy.** Limited. EURid publishes name and contact email by default for legal entities; natural persons have the option to redact some fields, but the registry's data must remain accurate.
* **DNSSEC.** Supported.
* **IDN.** Supported across all EU official scripts (Latin, Greek, Cyrillic).
* **Auth (EPP) code.** Issued instantly from the [domain panel](/domains/management/panel).

## Things to know

After Brexit, EURid removed UK-only registrants from the eligible list. UK citizens with EU/EEA residence are still eligible. UK residents without EU citizenship can't hold a `.eu`.

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    * [TLD overview](/domains/registrations/tlds/overview)
    * [EURid eligibility ↗](https://eurid.eu/en/register-a-eu-domain/eligibility/)
    * [EURid policy ↗](https://eurid.eu/en/about-us/document-repository/registration-policy/)
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