Newly posted at the official World of Warcraft community website, news that signups for the WoW beta test will be opening in the near future for fans living in Europe:

Following the announcement of the European World of Warcraft team, we are pleased to report that the sign-up period for the European Beta Test will soon begin.

A link to the European beta test application will be provided at http://www.blizzard.co.uk/ (English), http://www.blizzard.de/ (German), http://www.blizzard.fr/ (French). If you live in Europe and you’re interested in applying to join the European Beta Test for World of Warcraft, please stay tuned to one of those Web sites for more information.