diff --git a/lang/de/auth.php b/lang/de/auth.php
index 1885447..35167c4 100644
--- a/lang/de/auth.php
+++ b/lang/de/auth.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ return [
     'register_brand_sub' => 'Konto erstellen, Paket wählen — die Einrichtung läuft danach automatisch an.',
 
     'fact_location_term' => 'Serverstandort',
-    'fact_location' => 'EU — Österreich / Deutschland',
+    'fact_location' => 'EU',
     'fact_backup_term' => 'Sicherung',
     'fact_backup' => 'Täglich, verschlüsselt',
     'fact_restore_term' => 'Wiederherstellung',
diff --git a/lang/en/auth.php b/lang/en/auth.php
index 418e151..ac418cb 100644
--- a/lang/en/auth.php
+++ b/lang/en/auth.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ return [
     'register_brand_sub' => 'Create an account, pick a plan — provisioning starts automatically.',
 
     'fact_location_term' => 'Server location',
-    'fact_location' => 'EU — Austria / Germany',
+    'fact_location' => 'EU',
     'fact_backup_term' => 'Backup',
     'fact_backup' => 'Daily, encrypted',
     'fact_restore_term' => 'Restore',
diff --git a/resources/views/landing.blade.php b/resources/views/landing.blade.php
index ba04b09..08dc0a0 100644
--- a/resources/views/landing.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/landing.blade.php
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
       <div class="plateHead"><span>Stammblatt</span><b>Ausgabe 2026</b></div>
       <dl>
         <div class="row"><dt>Betriebsform</dt><dd>Eigene isolierte Instanz</dd></div>
-        <div class="row"><dt>Serverstandort</dt><dd>EU — Österreich / Deutschland</dd></div>
+        <div class="row"><dt>Serverstandort</dt><dd>EU</dd></div>
         <div class="row"><dt>Sicherung</dt><dd class="ok">Täglich, verschlüsselt</dd></div>
         <div class="row"><dt>Wiederherstellung</dt><dd class="ok">Monatlich getestet</dd></div>
         <div class="row"><dt>Updates &amp; Wartung</dt><dd class="ok">Im Betrieb enthalten</dd></div>
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Auth/BrandFactsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Auth/BrandFactsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5209196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Auth/BrandFactsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\Mailbox;
+
+it('names only the EU as the server location, on the sign-in page', function () {
+    $this->get('/login')->assertOk()->assertSee('EU', false)
+        ->assertDontSee('Österreich / Deutschland', false);
+});
+
+it('names only the EU in the specification plate on the public site', function () {
+    // The approved template (docs/design/tpl-home.html:728, :996) says only "EU"
+    // in both places. The row that spelled out the countries was never in it.
+    $this->get('/')->assertOk()->assertDontSee('EU — Österreich / Deutschland', false);
+});
+
+it('keeps the countries out of the translation files entirely', function () {
+    expect(__('auth.fact_location'))->toBe('EU');
+
+    app()->setLocale('en');
+    expect(__('auth.fact_location'))->toBe('EU');
+});