The European Union yesterday approved the idea of forming a new .eu Internet address, aimed at giving a pan-European brand to e-mails and Web sites, according to Reuters.
The creation of the .eu top level domain as the last tag of an Internet address will help relieve pressure for more Web address space as the Internet continues to grow.
The new .eu domain will be added to national identifiers such as .uk for Britain, .fr for France and .de for Germany in Internet Web site addresses and can be used by companies that operate throughout Europe.
The Commission expected .eu to become available early next year.
