1999
The first discussion about a possible .eu domain starts within the European Council.

April 2003
EURid asbl/vzw is registered as a non-profit organisation in Belgium

May 2003
EURid is chosen by the European Commission to be the registry for .eu

September 2003
Arnes, the ccTLD registry for Slovenia (.si) joins as associated member of EURid

January 2004
CZ NIC, the ccTLD registry for the Czech Republic joins as an associated member of EURid.

April 28, 2004
The Public Policy Rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration are published (EC 874/2004).

October 2004
The Service Concession contract between EURid and the European Commission is signed.

March 2005
ICANN approves EURid and decides to delegate the .eu in the root

May 2005
.eu is put in the root.

June 2005
Accreditation of registrars begins

December 2005
The Sunrise period begins

April 2006
.eu opens for general registration