European weekend!!!
By Ryan on Friday 5 June 2009, 14:49 - General - Permalink
Over the past few months, hopefully you will have noticed that we have been offering you an increasing number of European extensions. This is our current mission, and I can assure you that it sometimes borders on epic proportions! 
This is so that we do not forget that are are part of a larger union, Europe, and that all of us have an important role to play this weekend: vote!
This is so that we do not forget that are are part of a larger union, Europe, and that all of us have an important role to play this weekend: vote!
So in honour of this special occasion, Gandi is having a promotion that will help your presence be felt more strongly across the various European extensions.
Note! this promotion will only be valid as of 2:00 PM CET today, and will run to midnight on Sunday. Here are the rates (excl. VAT) that we are offering, and which are only valid for creations:
(Note: the rates have been lowered in the other currencies as well see http://www.gandi.net/domain/price/info)
And even if you don't want anything do to with these extensions, please...get out and vote!
Note! this promotion will only be valid as of 2:00 PM CET today, and will run to midnight on Sunday. Here are the rates (excl. VAT) that we are offering, and which are only valid for creations:
- .EU at €9 instead of €12
- .FR at €9 instead of €12
- .BE at €9 instead of €12
- .LU at €23 instead of €30
- .DE at €9 instead of €12
- .CH at €9 instead of €12
- .LI at €9 instead of €12
- .CO.UK and .ORG.UK at €10€ instead of €12 for 2 years
- .IM at €15 instead of €18
- .ES at €9 instead of €12
- .CAT at €32 instead of €36
- .IT at €10 instead of €12
- .NL at €9 instead of €12
- .AT at €4 instead of €12€ HT (registry promotion underway)
- .PL at €9 instead of €12
- .ME at €14 instead of €16
- .CZ at €13.5 instead of €18
- .RU at €25 instead of €28
(Note: the rates have been lowered in the other currencies as well see http://www.gandi.net/domain/price/info)
And even if you don't want anything do to with these extensions, please...get out and vote!
Comments
Please add .se (Sweden) too! The one-time application fee is only about 600 euro including VAT, and if you register at least 100 domains per year there's no yearly fee. See http://www.iis.se/en/kundtjanst/sa-... for more information.
I wish you could offer .gr tlds...
Tim: we are almost accredited for .se. Just need to validate technical tests.
Nicholas: for .gr we are waiting for the greek registry final answer.
Yes, get out and vote! It seems that the call was not very well heard... I am a French citizen, and registered to vote in Ireland for the European elections and for the local elections, but obviously that is not enough. Anyway, looking at the European extensions, some calls seem not to be heard too... hey!! Gandi !! 6 are missing among the EU-15 (EU accession date before 2004):
.ie Ireland (1973)
.dk Denmark (1973, not Euro zone)
.gr Greece (1981)
.pt Portugal (1986)
.fi Finland (1995)
.se Sweden (1995)
It was stated here by the Gandi UK Team, that the Irish ccTLD is quite expensive... well, from 19.50 to 30 Euro (excl. VAT) depending on the provider. But what about registering a .cat (36 E) .lu (30 E) .tv (36 E) or .tw (36 E) ? And some Irish providers are really small business. Nothing compare to Gandi's services and features, and to the support team. I tell you, I have some weird and contradictory answers sometimes from my Irish registrar... So, come on Gandi \ o /
UK joined the EU in 1973, too, and smaller countries or "later adopter" are already in the extensions list !! I am happy that .gr and .se are on the wasy, but maybe we have to push the IE domain registry to make it easier for EU registrars. And you, Irish customers, let Gandi know that you are waiting to transfer your .ie domains! Should we write to the IEDR: do you have some points to relay/ask to them? There is a solution, I am sure, and if I can be of any help to you about this little part of Western Europe, you more than welcome (Céad Mile Fáilte) to ask, anytime. Slán!