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Eu Identity Summer 2010 Summer 2010 Special ICANN Brussels edition Rod Beckstrom Head of ICANN Neelie Kroes European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Food and drink European chefs and delicacies online1 .eu takes your website all over Europe 500 million people 27 countries 1 Internet identity Visit eurid.eu for more information. 2 3 Table of Contents 5 EUROPE, THE EU AND .EU A quick overview 6 EURID: EUROPE ON THE WEB Marc Van Wesemael talks about the .eu registry 12 8 BLOGGING ABOUT WHAt’S FOR DINNER Cecilia Berglund on European-fusion dinners 11 START BLOGGING Tips on setting up a blog and attracting visitors 12 A LOOK BEHIND BEERPLANET.EU A successful store in Brussels and online 16 14 HERE’S TO BEER The basics and a guide explaining different beer types 16 MIK LE CHEF FREELANCES IN GASTRONOMY Passion meets flavour 18 18 DISCOVER BELGISCHECHOCOLADE.EU A family of chocolate-makers 20 INTERVIEW WITH ROD BECKSTROM ICANN and the internationalisation of the Internet 20 22 INTERVIEW WITH NEELIE KROES Her thoughts on a digital Europe 24 MINI-EUROPE.EU The theme park that takes you all over Europe! 8 26 YOUR MINI-GUIDE TO BRUSSELS 22 Attractions not to be missed This magazine was produced in May 2010 by EURid. Design and production: Typeman Design, www.typeman.eu. Printed by Gävle Offset on Tom&Otto, a paper approved by the Forest Stewardship Council. If you would like extra copies or have questions, please send an email to [email protected]. Woluwelaan 150, 1831 Diegem - Belgium www.eurid.eu 2 3 From the Editor in Chief Photo: Thomas Nylén Photo: Wordsof wisdom The road to success is rarely smooth. Below are some thoughts to inspire you when the going gets tough. On the nature of his growing othing brings people together like good food, except perhaps a .eu address. In this empire: “It’s not an empire... edition of .eu identity magazine, our theme is Food and Drink and, as this publication I have restaurants, bookshops… coincides with the 38th ICANN meeting in but it’s not an empire, more… N Photo: KCS Presse/IBL Brussels, Belgium, we are exploring two Belgian passions: beer and chocolate. a puzzle. If it were an empire, Also, we spoke with Mik le chef who uses his .eu website as a visiting card to tempt customers all my restaurants would from all over Europe; and caught up with Cecilia be the same.” Berglund who blogs about what’s for dinner (in Swedish, but you can follow her through a transla- Alain Ducasse tion tool). ICANN is the organisation coordinating the unique identifiers (IP addresses) that allow com- puters to find one another all over the world. .eu identity has an interview with the head of this organisation, Mr Rod Beckstrom. We also have an exclusive interview with the new Digital Agenda Commissioner and Vice-President of the European I refuse to believe that trading Commission, Ms Neelie Kroes. You will not want to miss those interviews, as they touch on the future recipes is silly. Tuna fish casserole of the Internet and domain name industry. is at least as real as I hope you enjoy this issue, bon appétit! Photo: Alex Gotfryd / Corbis SCANPIX corporate stock. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Editor in Chief Caroline Gravel Contributors Find something you're Caroline Gravel Maria Göth passionate about Megan Vosloo and keep tremendously interested in it. Do you own a successful .eu website? Would you Julia Child like to be featured in Identity? Write us at Photo:Aaron Rapoport / Corbis Outline SCANPIX Photo:Aaron [email protected]. 4 5 Europe, the European Union and .eu A quick overview Europe The main EU bodies are the European When travellers think of Europe, they Parliament (representing the people of picture Mont Blanc, the Berlin Wall, the Member States), the Council of the the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, Hagia European Union (representing national Sophia, the Red Square, la Sagrada governments) and the European Com- Familia, Big Ben… There are multiple mission which is responsible for initiat- internationally-recognised landmarks ing legislation and the daily adminis- in Europe, just as there are multiple tration of the EU. nations that share its territory. Europe One of the EU’s most important comprises of nearly 50 different states achievements is the creation of the and around 730 million people, about single market. This has been realised The EU at work in your plate 11% of Earth’s population. by gradually eliminating the restric- A recent example of the work the EU is Europe is the world’s second small- tions between member countries on involved in is the harmonisation of the est continent by surface, covering little trade and free competition. standards for the production, processing, over 10 million square kilometres. It is distribution, labelling and controls of organic bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the .eu foods. Starting 1 July 2010, pre-packaged West, the Arctic Ocean to the North, The European Commission has con- organic foods will mandatorily bear the EU the Ural Mountains and the Caspian tracted EURid, a private not-for-profit organic logo and indicate the origin of their Sea to the East and the Black and Medi- organisation, to manage the .eu top- ingredients. “I'm delighted that we now have terranean Seas to the South. level domain (TLD). .eu is reserved for a fresh EU organic food logo,” said Mariann the exclusive use of companies, organi- Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Agriculture The European Union sations and private individuals located and Rural Development. “This exercise has The European Union (EU) is an econom- within the European Union. Think of raised the profile of organic food and we now ic and political partnership entered it as the European Union’s place on the have a logo which everyone will be able to into by 27 European countries. The EU Internet. identify with.” This way, consumers can be is based on the Treaty of Rome (1957) More than 3 million names have assured of sustainable farming practices. that has since been amended and been registered since .eu was launched integrated into other treaties, with the in 2005. .eu is among the ten largest aim to promote peace, prosperity and TLDs in the world. freedom for all citizens of the member nations. The 27 EU countries cover an More information on Europa.eu and Eurid.eu. area of more than 4 million square kilometres, and boast a population of nearly 500 million. The EU is run through an annual The new EU logo for budget of more than 120 billion euros. Text: Caroline Gravel organic pre-packaged foods 4 5 Photo: Veldemanphoto Europe on the web .eu is the top-level domain (TLD) that denotes the European Union on the Internet. It is just over four years old, and already boasts over 3 million names, making it one of the world’s largest TLDs. We caught up with Mr Marc Van Wesemael, the General Manager of EURid. 6 7 “Having a designated space on the web for Europe can be very advantageous. It is a way to signify not only where you come from, but also to welcome visitors from many countries.” Text: Caroline Gravel Photo: Veldeman Photo Brussels he .eu registry venture began names. “I’m very proud of that, and the important to our customers, to have a a few years ago, on the heels credit goes to all of EURid’s employees,” name that inspires trust.” of an idea that the European says Mr Van Wesemael. “In fact, I am Council had been floating very lucky to work with some of the Trust around, the idea of creating best people in this industry, thanks to When dealing in the digital world, aT European TLD. At the time, Mr Van whom .eu is what it is today.” trust is a very big priority to both users Wesemael was Director of DNSBE, the and businesses. Online safety directly company that administers .be. Con- A registry for Europe and Europeans impacts reputations, and because of sidered to be one of the more cutting- As the successful numbers indicate, it this, EURid is moving toward Domain edge registries in Europe, .be began to made sense to create .eu. Europe is in- Name System Security Extensions imagine this European TLD, and the creasingly gaining influence politically, (DNSSEC), an Internet standard that challenge became more and more at the international and national levels verifies and validates nameserver re- appealing. and thus touching people’s lives more sponses. In practical terms, this means “Of course, we wanted some partners and more. Concretely, membership in that when someone wishes to reach in this venture, and found that the the European Union has done a lot of eurid.eu for example, the underlying national registries in Sweden and Italy good for many member countries, and systems will have a mechanism to veri- were interested in joining forces with it has also improved business. fy the correctness of the domain name us. It was a great collaboration, the .eu still has a lot of growth potential. information, preventing re-direction to three of us got along quite well and “People have yet to see the importance ill-intentioned websites for example. learned from one another,” he recalls. of the European Union as a factor in “All the major players on the Internet The European Commission found their lives. But increasingly I see should be moving toward this proto- the bid placed by the coalition to be younger people becoming more col,” cautions Mr Van Wesemael. the winner of the contract in 2003.
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