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10.10.2023.

SEEDIG 8: Regional Synergy for Community Advancement

SEEDIG, the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance, is excited to announce its 8th annual meeting, "SEEDIG 8 - 8th Annual Meeting of the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance." This prestigious event will take place from November 6th to 7th, 2023, in Zagreb, Croatia.

SEEDIG 8 will be held under the overarching theme "Digital Beyond Borders: Regional Synergy for Community Advancement." This theme was chosen with careful consideration of SEEDIG's core values and commitment to foster community expansion and strengthen partnerships across the region. It emphasizes the idea that in our increasingly interconnected digital world, the boundaries that traditionally defined countries are transcended by opportunities for collaboration and growth. SEEDIG 8 recognizes that cooperation across borders is essential for empowering local communities and offers a space where stakeholders from South Eastern Europe can connect, exchange insights about in-country projects and initiatives, and explore opportunities for enhanced synergies.

SEEDIG 8 brings together experts, decision-makers, academics, and activists from the South Eastern European region to discuss issues related to internet governance, digital rights, and technological development. This two-day event provides an opportunity for in-depth analysis of current challenges and opportunities in the digital space and promotes dialogue and collaboration among various stakeholders.

To learn more about SEEDIG 8, register for participation, and view the complete event program, visit the official SEEDIG 8 website at SEEDIG 8 - Official Website.

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19.06.2023.

CENTR Jamboree 2023

Once again, the .hr Registry participated in the largest annual gathering of the Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR) community - the Jamboree 2023. The CENTR Jamboree took place from May 31st to June 2nd in Belgrade, and it was attended by over 200 participants.

During plenary and working sessions, attendees had the opportunity to discuss trends in areas crucial for the successful operation of the entire internet domain community. Topics that stood out included the EU's NIS2 (Network and Information Security) directive, artificial intelligence, information security, and cooperation between registries and registrars. Presentations of individual projects from CENTR's working groups were also organized, including legal, marketing, administrative, technical, security and research and development groups.

As always, the formal program was complemented by informal activities that provided an excellent opportunity for exchanging experiences and sharing examples of best practices within the community.

27.02.2023.

.hr domain celebrates 30th birthday

CARNET marks the 30th anniversary of the Croatian national domain today. The formal recognition of Croatia in the global internet space begins on February 27, 1993 with the confirmation of the use of a new top-level .hr domain by the international organization of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).

The first registered domain was srce.hr and there are currently 124 601 registered domains. Croatia is the only European country that allows its citizens and legal entities to register free .hr domains. They make almost 70 percent of registered domains.

In addition to free and paid secondary .hr domains, it is possible to register free tertiary .from.hr domain whose purpose is to achieve the virtual identity of natural persons and paid tertiary .com.hr domains for the market activity of natural and legal persons from around the world. The registration of all .hr domains is carried out in accordance with the Ordinance on the organisation and management of the national top-level domain.

05.12.2022.

.hr domains in 2023

With the desire to improve the service and expand the availability of .hr domain registration, in the course of the next year CARNET is opening the possibility of registering paid .hr domains to all natural persons from the European Union with the use of a personal identification number (OIB).

Additionally, interested legal entities and natural persons with independent activities who have their registered office in the European Union, who are registered to carry out commercial activities and whose registered activities include some form of providing services via the Internet will be able to become the registrar of the .hr domain

At the proposal of the .hr Domain Management Committee, a new Ordinance on the organisation and management of the national top-level domain is being prepared, along with the General Terms and Conditions for domain registration.

In 2023, we will mark the 30th anniversary of the .hr domain with various year-round activities.

07.11.2022.

CARNET at CENTR workshops

In October of this year, the .hr domain Registry participated in workshops organized by CENTR (Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries). The admin workshop that took place on October 6 and 7 in Barcelona covered the topics of identification and verification of domain applicants, DNS abuse and NIS2 directive. A marketing workshop was held in Ljubljana on October 17 and 18, which was focused on the topics of promotional campaigns, online presence, crisis communication and sustainable development goals.

Workshops have been regular activities for many years, in which all members of the CENTR organization can participate. Like other events of a similar nature, they are an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences and examples of good practices.

31.10.2022.

New arbitrators for resolving domain disputes have been appointed

Based on Article 38 of the Ordinance on the organisation and management of the national top-level domain, and after a public call published on July 26, 2022 on the websites domene.hr and carnet.hr, and on the proposal of the .hr Domain Management Committee, CARNET's Managing Council made a decision on the appointment of new arbitrators.

The list with names and personal qualifications of arbitrators is published here.

Arbitrators are appointed from among independent experts, and especially from the ranks of individuals who possess the technological and legal knowledge necessary for objective decision-making.

The arbitrators were appointed on September 15, 2022 for a mandate period of four years.

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23.09.2022.

ICANN75

The ICANN75 Annual General Meeting was held live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 17-22, 2022.

The ICANN community has discussed gTLD (Generic Top-level Domain) data accuracy, internationalized domain names, universal acceptance, and other priority topics at various stages of policy development.

The plenary session, proposed and produced by the ICANN community, explored Internet fragmentation and the Domain Name System (DNS).

Educational opportunities available during ICANN included technical topics, workshops on DNS Security Extensions and Security, informational packages on the Root Server System, and a presentation on recent Security and Stability Board publications. During the welcome ceremony, the award Dr. Tarek Kamel was awarded for capacity building. Also, the annual ICANN Community Leader Recognition Program was held, honoring the leaders of 48 ICANN community members for their service. ICANN meetings are open to the general public, unless otherwise specified in the program details. Participation requires registration, and more about ICANN and the events themselves can be found here.

26.07.2022.

Public call for the selection of arbitrators

CARNET published a public call for the selection of arbitrators to resolve disputes between domain holders and third parties regarding the right to use a specific domain name within the top-level .hr domain.

The call is intended for all persons who possess adequate technical and legal knowledge, and would like to undertake, if necessary and at the invitation of the .hr Domain Management Committee, to perform the function of arbitrator in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance on the organization and management of the national top-level domain.

Applications must be submitted by August 31, 2022. The public call is available here.

04.07.2022.

ICANN74 Policy Forum

ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) community gathered at the 74th forum held in The Hague from June 13 to 16, 2022. The event of a hybrid nature enabled live and online monitoring of thematic units in the field of cyber security, strategic and operational planning, new policies and procedures of generic domains, and community priorities.

The non-profit organization ICANN, founded in 1998, aims to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. Members from around the world form a community that develops and regulates policies to ensure the security, stability and resilience of the Internet and supports a multi-stakeholder model for policy-making. The ICANN organization provides its members with equal opportunities for active participation in important political issues.

17.06.2022.

CARNET participated in the Jamboree 2022 CENTR meeting

The .hr domain registry participated in the Jamboree 2022 meeting organized by CENTR (Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries) from 31 May to 2 June 2022 in Prague. The event was attended by more than 190 participants live and more than 90 online.


This year's event included topics of DNS abuse, user verification and validation, website crawling, the NIS 2 directive, DNSSEC and others in the field of cyber security. In addition to the formal program, Jamboree provides an excellent opportunity to share experiences and examples of good practice between registries and registrars from different countries.

17.06.2022.

New .hr Domain Management Committee has been appointed

After the public call for expression of interest of candidates for the appointment of members of the .hr Domain Management Committee published on the CARNET website, CARNET's Managing Council appointed the following composition:

  • prof. dr. sc. Gordan Gledec
  • dr. sc. Marko Jurić
  • Matija Nalis
  • Krunoslav Tušek
  • Anamarija Sorić Ćustić.

  • The Committee was appointed on June 1, 2022 for a four-year mandate.

    27.04.2022.

    Public call for the selection of members of the .hr Domain Management Committee

    Croatian academic and research network - CARNET has published a public call for expressions of interest from candidates for the appointment of members of the .hr Domain Management Committee.

    Candidates who are recognized experts from areas relevant to the Ordinance may be appointed as members of the .hr Domain Management Committee. On the basis of the public call, the director of CARNET will propose five members of the Committee to the Managing Council of CARNET, of which:

  • one member of the Committee from among CARNET workers
  • one member of the Committee from among independent experts with knowledge and experience in the field of legal sciences and information and communication technology
  • three members of the Committee from the ranks of independent experts with knowledge and experience in the field of managing the national domain space of the Republic of Croatia

  • Applications must be submitted no later than May 8, 2022. The public call is available here.

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    14.03.2022.

    ICANN73

    ICANN73 Community Forum was held virtually, 7-10 March 2022. All sessions were conducted during regular working hours in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Atlantic Standard Time / UTC-4).

    The ccNSO has organized various sessions on Domain Name System abuse in recent ICANN Public Meetings. Country code top-level domain managers and others shared their experiences with respect to mitigating DNS abuse, focusing on what ccTLDs do nationally and regionally.

    During ICANN72, the conversation shifted to focus on exploring the potential role of the ccNSO itself. Both ccTLDs and other stakeholders suggested activities the ccNSO could undertake to complement existing work being done by the community.

    The current proposal builds on previous work during ICANN72 and a ccNSO workshop held in November 2021 when ccTLDs and the broader community suggested areas that the ccNSO should get involved in with respect to DNS abuse. An ad hoc committee under auspices of the ccNSO Council was formed to evaluate the suggestions, and to work on a proposed roadmap. ccNSO Council discussed the draft roadmap during its January meeting and tasked the ad hoc committee to seek ccTLD community feedback at and around ICANN73. Read more about ICANN ovdje.

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    25.02.2022.

    .hr domain day

    Exactly 29 years ago, Croatia got its national domain, thus beginning its formal recognition in the global Internet space. The management of the Croatian national domain is assigned to CARNET by the international organization ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).

    The first registered domain was srce.hr, and there are currently 119878 registered domains. Croatia is the only European country that allows its citizens and legal entities to register free .hr domains. They make up the largest number, almost 70 percent of registered domains.

    In addition to free and paid secondary .hr domains, it is possible to register free tertiary .from.hr domains whose purpose is to achieve a virtual identity of private individuals and paid tertiary com.hr domains for marketing activities of private individuals and legal entities from around the world. Registration of all .hr domains is done in accordance with the Ordinance on the organisation and management of the national top-level domain.

    29.11.2021.

    WordPress system upgrade

    We would like to inform you that the WordPress system has been upgraded to version 5.8.1 within the 3in1 service. Some of the newly implemented add-ons are One Click Accessibility, Classic Editor, Interactive Content - H5P, GDPR Cookie Consent (CCPA Ready) and more.

    Additional information related to version 5.8.1 is available here.

    12.07.2021.

    Paid .hr domains

    The Croatian academic and research network - CARNET has been managing the national domain of the Republic of Croatia (.hr) since 1993. All .hr domains are registered in accordance with the Ordinance on the organisation and management of the national top-level domain.

    Free .hr domains (.hr and .from.hr) are registered via CARNET, while paid domains (.hr and .com.hr) are registered exclusively through authorized registrars. The list of authorized registrars is available here .

    There is no limit to the number of billing domain registrations.

    Billing .hr domain can be registered by:

    - legal entities (companies, associations, political parties and other organizations with legal personality) registered in the Republic of Croatia,
    - all natural persons in the Republic of Croatia,
    - foreign legal entities that have a registered company in the Republic of Croatia,
    - legal entities established in the EU and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland using the VAT / OIB number.

    Unlike charged .hr domains, .com.hr domains can be registered by all legal and natural persons, regardless of whether they are from Croatia or the European Union.

    The administration of charged domains is performed exclusively through authorized registrars, and this is all additional information required for verification on their official website.

    23.06.2021.

    ICANN71 Virtual Community Forum

    From 14 to 17 June 2021, the ICANN71 (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) Virtual Community Forum was held. CARNET participated in the ccNSO (Country Code Names Supporting Organization) meetings dealing with the topics of the ccNSO internal management model, rules and mechanisms for revoking the ccTLD (country code top level domain), and also met the ccNSO Council which discussed global domain space management issues and ccTLD management best practices.

    Numerous GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) and GNSO (Generic Name Supporting Organization) meetings, security and DNSSEC workshops, a plenary lecture on ICANN-related regulatory development, and a plenary lecture on ICANN's multi-stakeholder model were also held. within the Internet Governance ecosystem and discussed the future of post-pandemic ICANN meetings.

    ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. It was founded in 1998 as a non-profit organization for the purpose of public interest with a community of participants from all over the world. The ICANN community develops and regulates policies that ensure the security, stability, and resilience of the Internet and supports a multi-stakeholder policy-making model and advice driven by consensus of community development work.

    Read more about ICANN here.

    14.06.2021.

    2021 CENTR Members' Days

    from 1 to 6 June 2021, CARNET participated on the 2021 CENTR Members' Days. Topics of discussion were Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Web Crawling, Cybersecurity (3SG) and security tools, Machine Learning, and a series of interactive whiteboards and presentations from current CENTR projects.

    The emphasis of the second day was on the advantages and disadvantages of publishing TLD zone files and law compliance in the light of EU GDPR, NIS directive,

    EU CSA to share experiences and highlight areas for potential further cooperation among CENTR members .

    The last day was dedicated to the registrars themselves and their work and cooperation with the registers.

    04.05.2021.

    Domain name registries and online content

    As technical operators in the internet’s infrastructure, what do ccTLD registries actually do? What are their limitations? How can they help in the battle against illegal online content?

    If you want to know the answers to these questions, we suggest you watch the informative video designed by the organization CENTR (Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries).

    You can watch the video with the Croatian translation here.

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    For more information on video creation and the Digital Services Act, you can find it here.

    16.04.2021.

    ICANN70 Virtual Community Forum

    From 22 to 25 March 2021, a virtual public meeting of ICANN70 (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) was held. It was ICANN's fourth virtual public meeting since the start of the pandemic.

    CARNET participated in ccNSO (Country Code Names Supporting Organization) meetings where members focused on sessions on the future of ccTLDs (Country Code Top-Level Domains) and question and answer sessions where ICANN board members were associated.

    The CcNSO has evolved since its inception in 2003 - its membership has grown from just over 40 members to 172 members. The aim of this session is to review (and update if necessary) the management structure of the ccNSO. The focus of the discussions is on decision-making processes, roles and interaction between the ccNSO Council and ccNSO members. The results of the session provided the basis for further work on these topics by the ccNSO Council and the ccNSO Guidance Evaluation Committee (GRC).

    GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) meetings were also held. Seventy-two (72) GAC members and five (5) observers attended the meeting. All GAC plenary meetings and working group sessions were held as open meetings.

    ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. It was founded in 1998 as a non-profit corporation in the public interest with a community of participants from around the world. The ICANN community develops and regulates policies that ensure the security, stability, and resilience of the global Internet. The organization facilitates this work and supports a multistakeholder model where policies and advice are adopted guided by consensus of community development work.

    Read more about ICANN here.

    19.03.2021.

    DIDS and RTLDF 2021

    Conference under the slogan "Servant. The master. Internet." was held on March 17, 2021 and organized by the Foundation "Registry of the National Internet Domain of Serbia" (RNIDS).

    This year's DIDS (Serbian Internet Domain Day) was held online for the first time since its inception in 2010. The DIDS program was extremely rich, with 19 speakers and 3 panel discussions. The topics of the conference, among other things, referred to last year and how the coronavirus pandemic affected business and the general importance of the Internet in our lives.

    On the second day of the conference, a Regional TLD Forum was held, bringing together representatives of national registries from the region. This year, it was held in the form of a round table where representatives of Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Serbia exchanged information and experiences relevant to internet domain registries.

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    You can read more about the event at the following link: https://dids.rs/
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    20.04.2016.

    Accurate information about .hr domain holders

    .hr Domain Management Committee is reminding .hr domain holders about the importance of accurate information entered for the domain. Special emphasis is placed on the e-mail address of domain holder through which is possible to manage the domain, and also make irreversible actions.

    Domain holder is completely responsible for the accuracy of that e-mail address and all the activities made by this e-mail address is considered valid. .hr Domain Management Committee issued a decision indicating registrars to forward the that information to all .hr domain holders.

    14.09.2020.

    DNSNODE service for .hr domain

    On August 25, Netnod and CARNET announced a new partnership within which CARNET will use the secondary DNS service DNSNODE to provide fast and resilient DNS for domains under its management. CARNET is looking forward to using Netnod's DNS DNSNODE service to provide an even more secure and stable DNS infrastructure for our .hr domain. We believe that the cooperation with Netnod will be of mutual quality in the long run.

    As one of the most trusted DNS providers, Netnod supports some of the largest TLDs,” said LM Jogbäck, Netnod CEO. “Our DNS service ensures 100% uptime and provides industry-leading security and stability. We are delighted to announce our partnership with CARNET and look forward to working together to ensure rock-solid DNS for all their domains."

    As the operator of I-root, one of the world’s 13 root name servers, Netnod’s DNS experts have been ensuring the stability and security of the DNS for almost 20 years. In addition, Netnod’s DNSNODE service for TLDs provides: one of the largest anycast networks available: 70+ locations around the world, trategic support and intelligent connections that optimise routing, reduce latency and improve end user experience, full IPv4 and IPv6 support, industry-leading security and stability with an anycast network designed for maximum resilience against DDoS attack. More information about Netnod’s DNS service is available here.

    26.02.2018.

    .hr domain celebrates 25 years of existence

    Today, CARNET marked 25 years since Croatia got its national domain and thus became recognized in the global internet space.

    The sentence "Please go ahead with the new top level domain HR for Croatia", addressed to today's Deputy of Srce Ivan Marić in 1993, marked the beginning of the formal recognition of the .hr domain, and the first registered domain was srce.hr.

    Since then, the number of domains has been constantly growing and currently more than 100,800 are registered. It is important to note that the Republic of Croatia is the only European country that offers the possibility of registering a free national domain for its citizens and legal entities, more than 70 percent of them. Paid .hr domains can be registered through authorized registrars.

    Compared to many other top-level domains, the .hr domain is largely credible because a strong management policy affects the accuracy of user data, which is an important factor in online business. "The national domain is an important national resource and requires constant attention in technical and administrative terms," ​​said by prof. dr. sc. Gordan Gledec, President of the .hr Domain Management Committee. "In the domain world, including the .hr domain, it is extremely important that users take care of the data on the domain and therefore I urge everyone to take care of the up-to-date contact information on their domain, regardless of whether it has free or paid status," said by Vanja Radojević, head of the Registry of .hr domains, adding that the goal is to introduce full automation of registration, for which the precondition is to connect with all competent registries.

    Until 2012, administrative and technical activities around .hr domains were performed on behalf of CARNET by the University Computing Center Zagreb, and from 1 January 2012, CARNET took over all elements of management and administration. Online registration and updating of free domains has been introduced, which has significantly accelerated and simplified the processes related to free domains.

    See the retrospective of 25 years of the .hr domain here.

    10.03.2017.

    Conference of RIF and DIDS 2017

    Representatives of the .hr domain Registry participated in the eight annual conference about the Development of the Internet DIDS and RIF 2017, organized by "The Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation" (RNIDS). Serbia's internet domain day was held on March 7th under the slogan "The Secrets of Internet Search: Search, Find, Visit".

    The first day of program was devoted to Google and how to use Google's tools to create an internet strategy, how to advertise on Google, and how to create content which is user friendly for both web browsers and web site's visitors, and how to analyze the achieved results. This segment of the program was moderated by Gary Illyes, webmaster trends analyst at Google Inc.

    On the second day, March 8th, the Regional Internet Forum (RIF 2017) took place, which gathered regional registers of national internet domains and organizations which are dealing with domain issues (state organs, regulatory bodies for telecommunications, CERTs and other organizations related to internet security, registrars , interested internet community representatives) and talked about topics which are of great significance to internet domain's registers.

    You can read more about the event on the following links:
    https://dids.rs/sr/zavrsna-naslovna/
    https://rif.rs/sr/zavrsna-naslovna/ .

    03.09.2018.

    Public call - arbitrators

    The .hr Domain Management Committee announces a public call for the selection of arbitrators to resolve disputes between domain users and third parties on the right to use a particular domain within the top-level domain. All persons who have adequate technical and legal knowledge are invited, and would like to undertake, if necessary and the invitation of the Commission to perform the function of arbitrator in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance on the organization and management of the top national Internet domain.

    Applicants must have a university degree, ie completed undergraduate and graduate university studies or integrated undergraduate and graduate university studies in social or technical fields.


    To ensure the successful and efficient implementation of arbitration proceedings, candidates should have specific experience in the field of intellectual property and information and communication technology (ICT) rights.

    To prove the required criteria, the candidate submits his CV with references to the address povjerenstvo@domene.hr by October 1, 2018.

    19.10.2017.

    CENTR Marketing workshop

    On 12 and 13 October, 2017, CARNet hosted the 24th CENTR (Council of European National Register of Domain Records) marketing workshop attended by representatives of national registers from Europe and the world.

    The workshop share the experiences on various marketing activities that each country uses to promote its national domain and experience on various tools used to measure and analyze the marketing activities.

    The second day started with an external presentation by Saša Stanković, eCommerce Manager at FOREO, who explained how to measure paid/owned/earned marketing activities.

    This is the first time that CARNet hosted the CENTR Marketing Workshop.

    10.10.2016.

    ICANN Studienkreis Meeting in Dubrovnik

    The 16th meeting of ICANN Studienkreis was held on 6 and 7 October 2016 in Dubrovnik, where CARNet was the national organizing partner..

    ICANN Studienkreis brings together top experts from the ranks of state organizations, private sector, academic and technical community and civil society on the topic of global internet governance and global domain space.

    The introductory speech was given by the CEO of CARNet, Zvonimir Stanic, in which he presented Croatia, CARNet and the .hr domain Registry.

    Other topics of the meeting included the management of the Internet on a global level, the transition of IANA and the role of ICANN, news from the world of generic domains and Internet security within Internet governance. More information about ICANN Studienkreis can be found here.

    05.07.2016.

    Newly registered domains

    In the first 24 hours of allowing the registration of short domains and IDN domains there were 216 domains registered. Users have shown most interest in IDN domains which resulted in the registration of total 181 domains.

    There was 23 one character and 12 two character domains registered in the same period.

    The release of new domain types in circulation is an additional step in the process of modernizing management for .hr domains

    25.04.2016.

    News in domain registration of July 4th

    In continuation of improving the management of .hr domain, procedures and conditions have been issued for domain registration composed of one or two alphanumeric characters and domains with diacritics.

    With further liberalization of domain management, for the first time since the existence of domain .hr, it will be possible to register a domain with one alphanumeric character, which together with domains with two alphanumeric characters can be registered as paid domains through accredited registrars. Registration will be possible from 4 July 2016, from noon.

    Domains are registered as before, according to the principle of first come first serve without preference to any natural or legal person.

    Domains with diacritics, č, ć, đ, š and ž will be possible to register as free or paid domains depending on how they meet the conditions set out in the Ordinance and user preferences.

    Another novelty is the permission of domain holder change only for paid domains, which will be possible from September 1 this year, and for which the .hr Domain Management Committee warned all users about the importance of properly registered data under the .hr domain. Particular emphasis is placed on the e-mail address of the domain user through which the domain is managed and is possible to make a irreversible action. The domain holder is held responsible for the accuracy of the e-mail address and all the activities made by that address are considered valid.

    Domain prices for end users will be defined by the Registrars, and prices of CARNet services to registrars are available at this address.

    Decisions on these changes were brought by the CARNet Managing Council on the basis of the Ordinance on amendments to the Ordinance on the organization and management of the national top-level domain.

    These decisions are available at this link.

    04.07.2016.

    Registration of new domain types

    From 4th July 2016, at noon .hr domain Registry will allow domain registration of one and two alphanumeric characters and IDN domains. To register these domains it is necessary to contact one of the accredited registrars whose list is on the following link:

    https://www.dns.hr/portal/home/registrars

    IDN domains containing č,ć,đ,š and ž will be possible to register as free or paid .hr domains depending on meeting the conditions set out in the Ordinance and the desires of users. The application for registration of free domains can be submitted via following link: https://www.dns.hr/en/portal/register/info-free-hr .
    Domains are registered as so far, according to the principle of first come first served without preference to any natural or legal person.

    05.04.2016.

    Conference of DIDS and RIF 2016

    On March 15th and 16th 2016, representatives of CARNet and .hr domain registry participated in the seventh annual conference on the Internet DIDS 2016 (Serbian Internet Domain Day) and the second Regional Internet forum - RIF 2016 in Belgrade.

    Serbian Internet Domain Day was held under the slogan "Living the Internet… Globally – Securely – Locally", and was organized by the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS) Foundation.
    RIF 2016 brought together representatives of national Registries from Southeast Europe as well as representatives of state bodies, local Internet community, the global internet organizations and legal experts from the region. Topics of the RIF in 2016 were everyday examples and standpoints of regional experts on the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, the development of e-government in Serbia and the region, Internet neutrality, legal regulations of this area as well as Internet safety. Chair of the Program Board RIF 2016 was CARNet's employee Nataša Glavor.

    27.10.2015.

    DNSSEC workshop held

    On 26 October 2015 representatives of the Croatian Academic and Research Network CARNet organized an expert presentation on the introduction and use of DNNSEC. The presentation was attended by representatives of CARNet authorized Registrars and providers of hosting services.

    DNSSEC is a short name for the DNS Security Extensions system affecting the security of the DNS system, using digital signatures and digital keys to verify the authenticity and integrity of DNS data.

    22.09.2015.

    .hr Registry representatives on CENTR workshop in Cagliari

    In Cagliari, Italy, 36. administrative workshop was held which was organized by CENTR (Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries) where representatives of CARNet's .hr Registry participated.

    .hr Registry presented new application which was put into operation in early June this year. News and changes of the old system include introduction of a standard EPP protocol instead of web services, connection to the OIB registry and introduction of DNSSEC. The presentation was met with interest and positive reactions of the European national top level domain registrars.

    02.06.2016.

    Cro-IGF 2016

    The second Croatian Internet Governance Forum was held on Wednesday 1 June 2016 in the Congress Hall of the Grand Hotel Adriatic in Opatija. This year's forum was organized as part of the MIPRO conference, the topics of the forum were: human rights on the Internet, network neutrality, public administration open data and settling arbitration disputes within the .hr domain.

    Topics were opened by the following speakers and panelist: Leda Lepri (Ministry of Public Administration), Anamarija Musa (Commissioner for Informing), Ivana Milas Klarić (ombudsman for children), Nataša Glavor (CARNet), Andrea Beccalli (ICANN), Hrvoje Lisičar (Faculty of Law), Marko Jurić (Faculty of Law), Igor Barlek (VIPNet), Milan Živković (Ericsson Nikola Tesla), Amera Zulić Vrabec (IN2), Domen Savič (Department citizen D), Tihomir Katulić (Faculty of Law) i Kristijan Zimmer (HrOpen).
    Organizers of Cro-IGFs 2016 were: MIPRO, Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Croatian Academic and Research Network - CARNet, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia employers' Association, Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Association HROpen, Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM).

    01.10.2015.

    DNSSEC workshop

    Croatian Academic and Research Network - CARNet is organizing an expert presentation/workshop on the introduction and use of DNSSEC. The workshop will be held on 26 October from 13h to 14h on the location Josipa Marohnica 5, Zagreb, Hall E2 . The workshop is intended for DNS hosting providers.


    Interested parties can register and get more information by e-mail address registar@dns.hr.

    28.07.2015.

    Amendments to the Regulations

    On 30 July 2015 the Ordinance on amendments to the Ordinance on the Organisation and Management of National Internet domain is applied. The document is available via following link:

    http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2015_07_81_1560.html

    The most significant amendments to the Ordinance include equal rights in the name of free .hr domain for crafts and legal entities, legal and natural persons may register an unlimited number of paid .hr domain and it is allowed to register numeric domains.

    In addition, the CARNet Managing Council shall, adopt the decision on the procedure and conditions for the registration of domain names consisting of one or two alphanumeric characters, domain names with diacritical marks and domain user changes within one year from the entry into force of this Ordinance.

    21.05.2015.

    Regional Internet forum and DIDS 2015 in Belgrade

    Representatives of .hr domain registry have participated in "Regional Internet forum" that was organized by Serbian national internet domain registry Foundation (RNIDS) in Belgrade March 11th 2015 .

    Forum, in which was discussed about the regional domain issues, also also represented the official preparation for this year's EuroDIG - European Dialogue on Internet Governance, held in Sofia in June .
    The day before the Regional Forum, sixth annual conference "Serbian Internet Domains Day" (DIDS 2015) was held which was organized by Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS). On DIDS it was discussed on the development of the Internet in the world and the .RS i .СРБ domain space, under the slogan "Which Internet Film are you in?“, 300 visitors had a chance to hear experiences and thoughts of about 30 local and foreig presenters from a variety of fields.
    More info about the conference can be found via http://www.dids.rs.

    21.05.2015.

    Signed Agreement on cooperation between .hr and .rs registrars

    Croatian Academic and Research Network - CARNet signed on February 3, 2015 in Belgrade the Agreement on cooperation of national domain registrars with the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation (RNIDS), which manages .rs i .СРБ domains in Republic of Serbia.

    Cooperation Agreement establishes the principles for future cooperation and includes exchange of experiences and best practices in all areas of national registers, especially with regard on improving the technical infrastructure, security and software and legal documents of importance to the business of domain registration.
    The agreement was signed by Zvonimir Stanić, director of CARNet and Danko Jevtović, Director of RNIDS in the name of national registers of Croatia and Serbia. Both are members of the ccNSO registry within ICANN and the Association of European national Internet registries CENTR.
    RNIDS manages the Central Registry of national .rs domains since 2007, the Central Registry of .СРБ domains since 2011, while CARNet manages .hr domains since 1993.
    This is the first cooperation agreement signed by CARNet, and the third agreement RNIDS-a, hat similar agreements has already signed with Montenegrin doMEn .me registry and Macedonian MARnet.

    15.05.2015.

    First Croatian IGF held in Zagreb

    CARNet representatives participated in the first Croatian Forum on Internet Governance CRO-IGF which was held on May 6 2015 in Zagreb at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing. The organizers of the event were HAKOM (Croatian regulatory authority for network industries) and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing.

    The first forum topic focused on the management of the Internet domain, and the introductory presentation preceding discussion of domains held Natasa Glavor, Assistant Director of CARNet. Together with the President of the Commission for the management of the domain .hr, prof. PhD Gordan Gledec responded to questions about the amendments to the Ordinance on the Organisation and Management of top level domain as well as on general issues related to the management of domains in the world.
    On second forum topic which was Internet Governance, introductory presentations were held by Mislav Hebel from HAKOM and Andrea Beccalli from ICANN. After the presentation, there was a panel discussion on the question of the need of an open forum on Internet governance, enhanced participation of different groups of society, especially representatives of civil society and the new opportunities and ideas as a result of such events. Panelists were Kreso Antonović , Chief of postal and electronic communications sector in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, Ph. D. Marko Jurić, with the Faculty of Law, Hrvoje Hadžić, the company Ericsson Nikola Tesla and Zdravko Jukić, member of the Council of HAKOM.