Neelie Kroes reflects on .eu domain at EURid dinner in European Parliament

Brussels will host the 38th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on June 20-25 and the .eu domain this year celebrates its fourth anniversary. To mark that anniversary, EURid, the European Registry of Internet Domain names, was invited for a dinner at the European Parliament hosted by British conservative MEP Malcolm Harbour. Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Digital Agenda and Vice-President of the commission, delivered the main dinner address, reflecting on the achievements of the .eu domain so far and on the Internet priorities for European policymakers.

Earlier in the week, Kroes delivered a 39-point Digital Agenda action plan to the European Union's telecoms ministers. Story at EurActiv: http://bit.ly/bVUANd

For more information on the Brussels ICANN meeting, please visit http://brussels38.icann.org

Click on http://bit.ly/9Dch7e for a copy of the European Commission press release Kroes' address.

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[Markzwanenburg]

Excellent speech by an excellent commissioner.

Wouldn't it be a great idea to assign to every European a free .eu email address. That would be a great way to promote the .eu TLD and would give the EC a direct tool to reach out and communicate with the EU citizens.