Switzerland Fears Losing Key .eu Names
Businesses and governmental agencies in Switzerland are concerned that they
will be left out in the cold when registration for the new .eu domain begins
next month. For the most part, only EU-resident businesses, organisations and individuals
will be permitted to register for the new suffix, meaning that countries such
as Switzerland, which are in Europe but are not members of the European Union,
will likely be left out of the process altogether. This means that important and recognisable Swiss names may be registered by
foreigners on the .eu domain, a prospect which is causing widespread concern
in the country. Speaking to the Swissinfo news service with regard to the matter, Beat Fehr,
who heads one of the two Swiss firms permitted to sell domain names with the
.eu designation, observed that: "It would really be a pity if names that epitomise Switzerland, such as
'matterhorn.eu' or 'switzerland.eu' end up belonging to [people in other countries]." .
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