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 ## Update notes
 
 - 2022-12-18: Fixed prefixes for some delegated networks as reported by [RF3](https://github.com/RF3), see [this thread](https://github.com/ipverse/feedback/discussions/9) for details
+- 2025-05-04: Removed country code EU, as it's a non-standard code and only kept for historical reasons as per RIPE
 
 ## How to use