The European Council began initiating the establishment of the [[.eu]] TLD in 1999. The Council delegated operational responsibility of .eu registry to EURid on May 2003; the actual service agreement, however, was not signed until October 2004. <ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/about/facts-figures/background-timeline EURid Timelime]</ref> | The European Council began initiating the establishment of the [[.eu]] TLD in 1999. The Council delegated operational responsibility of .eu registry to EURid on May 2003; the actual service agreement, however, was not signed until October 2004. <ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/about/facts-figures/background-timeline EURid Timelime]</ref> |