Brexit 81k Euleprinceringuetzdnet: With the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, EU citizens living in the UK have until March 2019 to prove that they are not British citizens to retain their domains. The post discusses what this means for EU citizens living in the UK and how they can preserve their rights with regards to their domains.
As Brexit progresses, 81K .eu domains registered by 50,000 UK citizens are suspended, with three months given to transfer domains or demonstrate EU citizenship.
According to the latest data available, as of December 30th, 2017 there were 5,998 names.eu domains registered by EU citizens living in the UK if they want to retain their rights with regards to their names.
Names.eu is a registry that gives away free .eu domains to European individuals if: they hold EU citizenships; they cannot accrue any or too many names and can prove that they can contact their contacts; and provide documentary proof of sufficient funds.
According to the post, more than half of the 1,100 names.eu domains registered by EU citizens living in the UK are up for renewal. Of these names.eu domains, 81% are from people who are British citizens, 4% from dual-nationals and 3% from nationals of other EU countries. For the remaining 1%, it is unclear whether they have citizenship of another EU country or not, or whether they have been suspended for unknown reasons.
The post states that the names.eu domains registered by EU citizens living in the UK will be suspended starting January 30th, 2018 and that individuals have three months to transfer their names.eu domains to another registrar or to demonstrate citizenship of an EU member state.
This is a loss of EU rights: According to the post, Brexit will affect 501K registered .eu domains, although most of these are from people who are not living in the UK. The number of .eu domains registered by EU citizens living in the UK is not high compared to the other 4.2 million .eu domains that are registered in the UK. But as Brexit negotiations progress, this number is likely to increase as EU citizens living in the UK may want to protect their rights with regards to their domains and assets.
Why are names.eu domains being suspended? According to the post, a suspended names.eu domain is a domain that has been created during the EU’s names.eu campaign and has not been renewed for more than 90 days. As of December 2017, there were 1 million names.eu domains registered, of which 81% have never been used and are therefore being suspended. Of the remaining 19%, 10% have been used at least once; 8% have not been used yet; and 1% are for sale.
Of the 81% of names.eu domains suspended, 81% are from UK citizens who are unable to prove that they are not British citizens. These individuals have until March 2019 to demonstrate EU citizenship or else their .eu domain will be suspended. The post states that a total of 1,100 names.eu domains have been suspended because they were registered by EU citizens living in the UK.
The post also says that more than half of the names.eu domains registered by EU citizens living in the UK are up for renewal. Of these names.eu domains, 81% are from people who are British citizens, 4% from dual-nationals and 3% from nationals of other EU countries. For the remaining 1%, it is unclear whether they have citizenship of another EU country or not, or whether they have been suspended for unknown reasons.
What can EU citizens living in the United Kingdom do? The post states that EU citizens living in the UK can renew their.
