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Based on a recent report, the .eu top-level domain, launched a year ago, has proven particularly popular with groups that have been created as a result of cross-border mergers. For example, Dexia, the Franco-Belgian group, as well as companies registered outside their home country for regulatory reasons. Cyprus, a popular destination for company registrations, has boasted the seventh-highest number of .eu domain names.
The European Commission says: “Now that the initial flush of registrations has passed, there is an increasing trend towards using .eu domains immediately they have been registered as opposed to simply registering them as a precautionary measure and letting them lie dormant.”
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Source: Financial Times – August 27th, 2007 – Original Article
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