.eus

a new top-level domain

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The proposed top-level domain .eus is the name that will represent the Community of the Basque Language and Culture (EEKK, according to its initials in Euskara) on the Internet.

Mission

The Community of the Basque Language and Culture (EEKK, according to its initials in Euskara) possesses a strong identity based on a very wide historical, linguistic, cultural, social and political background. Euskara is the language of the EEKK, the base of its community, and Basque culture, its social expression.

Euskara is the only pre-Roman language still alive in the Iberian Peninsula. Many linguists around the world have struggled to track its real origin but no conclusion has gained a broad consensus. Nowadays, Euskara is still considered an isolated language. Nevertheless, in spite of being a minority language with very specific characteristics, Euskara and its speakers have historically shown a strong commitment to adapt to the times and new challenges.

Vision

This symbol will become a tool for the promotion of Basque culture and Euskara, and, in this sense, the .eus domain will be an effective mechanism for linguistic standardization of Euskara worldwide. The .eus domain, through the virtual space of the Internet, will assure an efficient promotion of Euskara, guaranteeing simultaneously its international recognition.

Similarly, the .eus domain will reinforce and extend the multicultural nature of the Internet, since allowing linguistic and cultural communities to have their own domain puts multiculturalism at the very heart of the Internet. Domains related to language and cultures strengthen and benefit not only those linguistic and cultural communities but also the Internet itself.