Q PROGRESS REPORT. EURid s. Quarterly update

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1 PROGRESS REPORT EURid s Quarterly update

2 AT A GLANCE A HEALTHY AND RELIABLE EUROPEAN TLD KEY FIGURES In spite of the turbulence that the European Union profile experiences from time to time,.eu and its equivalent in Cyrillic continue to be healthy extensions that are chosen more and more by those who wish to market themselves, their company, and their products as European in the online environment. The 100 or more testimonials showcased on our YouTube channel are our champions. Their enthusiasm for their.eu websites is what pushes us to work better day after day. That is also why, at EURid, we decided to continue to strengthen the foundation of our extensions by implementing actions and measures to ensure the security and stability of our systems and procedures NEW.eu REGISTRATIONS IN During the second quarter of, the European Commission started the process of revising the.eu Regulations, a process that we believe will allow.eu to better cope with future challenges and to contribute significantly to the objectives of the European Digital Agenda. HEADCOUNT PER OFFICE TOP GROWTH COUNTRY AUSTRIA +34.2% VS Q1 56 EMPLOYEES WORKING AT EURid S 4 OFFICES AT THE END OF Headcount Full-time equivalents Diegem Pisa Prague Stockholm 12 DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES FILED IN EURid s Progress Report 2

3 Magazine - Year 3 N 1 - April greenovate.eu letscleanupeurope.eu DEVELOPMENTS Launch of Web Awards APR 03 The.eu Web Awards went live. All finalists and their respective registrars will participate in the Awards Ceremony, to be held in Brussels on 21st November, where the APR 26 winners will be announced. #euwa Public consultation on the.eu Regulations review The questionnaire for the purpose of collecting views on the performance of the regulations governing the.eu TLD was launched by the European Commission. The existing rules on.eu need to be evaluated to assess whether they are still fit for purpose. Renewal of MoU with UNESCO EURid and UNESCO agreed to renew the MoU, initially signed in Both parties will continue to carry out common projects that contribute to the promotion of multilingualism in cyberspace, with a particular focus on research into and analysis of the International Domain Names (IDN) deployment, and preparation of joint World Report(s) on the IDN deployment. The World Report on IDN is available at idnworldreport.eu. EMAS registration confirmed for Our yearly EMAS recertification has been successful, confirming our registration for. MAY 12 JUN 01 MAY 30 JUN 06 JUN 07 Celebrating More Than 5 Years of Environmental Management Eco-Innovation for a Sustainable World Purifying the Planet One Scrap at a Time Find all our latest news at Spring issue of.eu Illustrated With the release of our latest edition of.eu Illustrated, we celebrated more than five successful years of environmental management within the European Union Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). Over the last five years, we have achieved more than ten environmental objectives, which were set within our and environmental statements. WIPO added as.eu ADR provider The ADR procedure for holders of a trademark, tradename, company name, or other rights to dispute speculative and abusive.eu and.ею domain name registrations has expanded its filing options thanks to the addition of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center as an ADR provider. Supporting the BSIG EURid gave full support to the first Balkan School on Internet governance, which aims to provide a supportive learning environment on the most pressing issues pertaining to Internet governance today. EURid s Progress Report 3

4 THE.eu AND.ею DOMAINS TOTAL NUMBER OF.eu REGISTRATIONS AT MONTH'S END Apr May Jun The total number of.eu and.ею domain names registered at the end of. 83% AVERAGE RENEWAL RATE DURING NEW.eu REGISTRATIONS IN INTERNATIONALISED DOMAIN NAMES (IDNS) During, new IDN registrations were made. MULTI-YEAR REGISTRATIONS (MYRS) MYRs were registered in April, in May, and in June of IDNs MYRs Total amount registered in EURid s Progress Report 4

5 cctlds REGISTRATIONS TOP 10 CENTR cctlds BASED ON REGISTRATIONS AS OF.cn.de.uk.nl.ru.eu.au.fr.it.ca Statistics provided courtesy of CENTR. All data is from with the exception of.cn, which is from Q1. All data is for.eu only eu EURid s Progress Report 5

6 THE REGISTRANTS TOTAL NUMBER OF.eu DOMAIN NAMES BY COUNTRY OF REGISTRANT, Country Names Aland Island 287 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France French Guiana 53 Germany Gibraltar Greece Guadeloupe 232 Hungary Iceland 438 Ireland Italy Country Names Latvia Liechtenstein 334 Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Martinique 158 Mayotte 2 Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Reunion 325 Romania Saint Martin 0 Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom The table above is based on country codes. Some EU Member State territories (such as Gibraltar, the Åland Islands and Guadeloupe) have their own country codes, which is why they are included in the list. Germany Netherlands France United Kingdom Poland Italy Czech Republic Austria Belgium Spain Top 10 countries with the most.eu registrations GROWTH BY COUNTRY, QUARTER OVER QUARTER AND YEAR OVER YEAR Country vs Q vs Q1 Aland Island -21.2% 4.0% Austria % 34.2% Belgium 3.7% 0.6% Bulgaria 8.9% 0.8% Croatia % 3.2% Cyprus -3.2% 0.3% Czech Republic -5.1% -0.8% Denmark -4.9% -2.2% Estonia 6.0% 2.0% Finland 3.8% 0.9% France -1.2% 0.2% French Guiana -20.9% -5.4% Germany -3.2% -1.4% Gibraltar -97.8% -96.7% Greece -8.4% -3.8% Guadeloupe -12.8% -0.4% Hungary 0.2% 0.1% Iceland % 3.8% Ireland -32.7% -16.4% Italy -5.1% -1.4% Country vs Q vs Q1 Latvia 4.0% 1.8% Liechtenstein 8.1% 1.8% Lithuania 0.4% 1.4% Luxembourg 8.1% 0.5% Malta 6.6% 1.4% Martinique -1.3% -2.5% Mayotte N/A N/A Netherlands -2.6% -0.3% Norway % 2.7% Poland -6.2% -0.4% Portugal 12.7% 1.2% Reunion -25.3% -7.1% Romania -2.8% 0.2% Saint Martin N/A N/A Slovakia 0.5% 0.2% Slovenia 2.2% 0.9% Spain -1.9% 1.9% Sweden -5.0% -0.5% United Kingdom % 3.0% ICELAND: +3.8% UNITED KINGDOM: +3.0% AUSTRIA: +34.2% NORWAY: +2.7% CROATIA: +3.2% Top growth countries vs. Q1 EURid s Progress Report 6

7 THE REGISTRARS TOP 10 COUNTRIES BASED ON THE NUMBER OF EURid ACCREDITED REGISTRARS KEY FIGURES % Germany Netherlands Belgium Italy Austria France USA United Kingdom Hungary Spain REGISTRATIONS BY TOP 100 REGISTRAR COUNTRIES IN MARKET SHARE OF TOP 10, TOP 100 AND TOP 500 REGISTRARS The top 100.eu accredited registrars manage about 87% of all registrations, which means that many registrars are small businesses. Compared to the previous year, the market share of the top 10, 100 and 500 registrars has decreased. Q EURid ACCREDITED REGISTRARS AT THE END OF 99.6% 99.7% 86.6% 87.1% 36.8% 36.3% Top registrations in Top registrations in Top registrations in EURid s Progress Report 7

8 Verified environmental management REG.NO. BE-VL EURid Woluwelaan Diegem Belgium +32 (0)