I’m looking for a reasonably priced domain registrar that complies with European regulations such as the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive (e.g. not making redacting personal data in RDAP/WHOIS a paid service) and who lets me pay and manage just a domain without being forced to pay for multiple extra services I don’t want or need; preferably with a free SSL certificate included and DNSSEC. I’m currently at the US provider Porkbun which has a good service, but is sadly USA-based and does not fully comply with the GDPR.
Letsencrypt is fine, but keep in mind that US sanctions could destroy it anytime. Even their rules state that their not allowed to cooperate with individuals or organisations sanctioned by the US.
It’s time to look for European alternatives there as well.