The .EU domain, managed by the registrar of last resort EURid, is a ccTLD, a national domain that was introduced in 1999 and currently has more than 3,700,000 .EU domains registered. It is intended for all Member States of the European Union or for individuals and companies wishing to reach the market of this geographical area of more than 446 million inhabitants online.

The .EU domain extension is extremely popular in Slovenia. More and more companies are realising its potential, as they strive to penetrate beyond our borders and strengthen their visibility in the increasingly demanding European market. The .EU domain name is now very well received among web users, as it inspires trust, credibility and trustworthiness.

Are you thinking of registering an .EU domain yourself? If you just need a little extra motivation, the following 11 reasons will surely convince you to take the next step. And believe me, you won’t regret it.

1. It is recognised as Europe’s online passport

Registering an .EU domain means protecting your digital European identity on the World Wide Web. Individuals and businesses that represent themselves online with an .EU domain are telling visitors that they are part of the European Union. In this way, they underline their credibility and trustworthiness, which increases user confidence, which is crucial for good business results.

2. it is a reliable, trustworthy and secure domain

The .EU domain is known as a highly reliable and trusted domain extension. Registrars that offer .EU registrations can only offer the extension to persons and companies from the European Union and their identity is duly verified. This is one of the reasons why interacting with websites hosted on .EU domains is reliable and secure.

3. It is the perfect domain to penetrate one of the largest markets in the world

The .EU domain offers businesses an excellent opportunity to penetrate the European Union markets where there is a huge market opportunity. By registering a .EU domain, companies can expand their business into foreign markets and thus create many new opportunities to generate more revenue and higher profits.

4. It offers the possibility to register a premium domain name

According to Verisign Inc., 161.6 million .COM domains and 13.2 million .NET domains have already been registered in the first quarter of 2023 (source). With 3.7 million .EU domains currently registered, this means that when combined with the .EU domain extension, you will find it much easier to find an available domain name that suits your preferences.

5. It supports all 24 official languages of the European Union

The .EU domain supports all 24 official languages of the European Union: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Bulgarian, Croatian Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish.

You can also register so-called IDN domains, which include specific characters for all the languages listed above. This means that an .EU domain can contain Cyrillic and Greek characters in addition to Latin characters in its name. Accordingly, the extensions .eu (Latin), .ею (Cyrillic) and .ευ (Greek) are available. It is also possible to register a .EU domain with alphabetic characters.

6. Suitable for monolingual and multilingual websites

Whether you want to set up a website in just one of the languages listed above or you would prefer to present yourself online with a multilingual website, registering a .EU domain name is definitely an excellent choice. As it is highly trusted, it will be well received by visitors from all countries of the European Union.

7. It is an excellent alternative to the .SI domain extension

The .EU domain is also more than perfect for a Slovenian language website. Although it is usually recommended to register a .SI domain for Slovene language websites, as it is Slovenia’s national domain, it may happen that the desired .SI domain is taken.

There are currently more than 150,000 .SI domains registered, so it is often difficult to find a domain name spelled with a Slovene word in combination with a .SI extension. The situation is quite different for .EU – there are plenty of great domains available.

8. In cooperation with DNSSEC, it provides an even higher level of security

DNSSEC stands for Domain Name System SecurityExtensions and is an internet protocol that enhances the security of websites by reducing the chances of visitors to a particular website being redirected to another, malicious website. It works by verifying the responses at each level of the Domain Name System (DNS) through a ‘ Chain of Trust’ mechanism.

9. Provides additional domain protection (Registry Lock Service)

.EU domain holders can also opt for the Registry Lock Service to help increase the security of their domain. The service is used to prevent accidental changes, deletions or transfers of the domain and is most often used by companies to protect their valuable and high-traffic .EU domains.

10. .EU Web Awards can increase visibility

Websites hosted on .EU domains are eligible to participate in the prestigious annual .EU Web Awards competition, which was first organised in 2014. Participation is free and the best websites can gain a huge boost in reputation and visibility by entering the competition. Read more here.

11. NEOSERV is extremely affordable

The .EU domain is extremely attractive in terms of price, as it is much cheaper than most other national, generic and thematic domains. For example, if you want to build your website on a .COM domain, you will save a lot of money by registering a .EU domain, especially in the long run, and you will also find it much easier to find a domain name that is still available and with which you will be 100% satisfied.

Have you come to the realisation that a .EU domain would be perfect for your new website? At NEOSERV, where we offer more than 1000 domains at the lowest prices in Slovenia, .EU domain registration is currently available at a great special price. Don’t wait a day longer and take advantage of this unique opportunity!