EURO 2021

According to the Euro 2012 Director  Martin Cullen, Ukraine has undergone significant changes during preparations for the European Football Championship. UEFA official has expressed the view that the Euro modernizes the country. Asked about what has changed, Martin Cullen said: “Of course, there are many variations. Look at the roads that are radically changing, especially in hosting cities. EURO 2012 mobilizes each city and induces the emergence of new airports. If you go to other cities in Ukraine – there is real difference in favor of the four host cities. […]

Donetsk authorities at the time of Euro 2012 plan to throw homeless people out of the city  in a special tent camp. Director of the Donetsk City shelter for homeless Mykola Fedoruk says that guests of the European Championship should not meet with local homeless people. “There will come a lot of people who will see the homeless somewhere in the garbage cans to dig. It’s embarrassing, uncomfortable and not good for us.’s Why we came up with an initiative before the mayor to create some conditions at least for […]

President Viktor Yanukovych hopes that the Euro 2012 European Commission will decide on the visa-free regime with Ukraine. He said this to journalists in Bratislava after talks with President Ivan Gasparovic of the Slovak Republic, UNIAN reports. Yanukovych expressed his hope that Ukraine before the end of the first half of this year, will fulfill the first part of a plan of action towards the agreement on visa-free regime. He added that considerable work has already been done and it will in the second half to start the second part […]

The stadium in Lviv does not look at all like a place where 15 November 2011 Ukraine and Austria would play an opening match. “No way” – assures Michael Pol. There is even no way to the stadium in Lviv, not to mention parking lots that would guarantee places for dozens of cars. One of Ukrainian journalists admitted that the organizers “were praying that the winter was light” so that “they could finish by June 2012”. So what is the reason of the UEFA chief executive’s optimism? Also the mayor […]

The main component for successful performance of Ukrainian team at home for a continental championship in 2012 will be the last month preparing the team for the start of the tournament. Such an opinion in an interview with Russian newspaper “Soviet Sport” stated Head Coach of the Kiev “Dynamo” Yuri Semin. According to him, the defeat of the Trust Oleg Blokhin’s team in France today does not mean anything. “Blokhin must be given the time necessary to give a closer look. Friendlies do not play any role. The main role […]

Problems with the completion of some investments before the European football championships in 2012 in Poland and Ukraine do not pose any threat to the tournament – assured Tomasz Zahorski, a representative of the Pl.2012 company on Tuesday in Berlin. Generally, a year before the event the Polish situation is really good. The tournament will be held for sure, and it will be of very good quality – said Zahorski at a press conference in the capital of Germany. Some German media warned on Tuesday that preparations of Poland for […]

Martin Kallen, an operating executive, visiting Lviv a year before the Euro 2012 assessed the level of preparations of Poland for the tournament at the level of 80%, and Ukraine – a slightly lower. Generally, I am hopeful – he said. According to Kallen, “80%” for Poland concerns both the state of preparations of stadiums, as well as airports and highways. When it comes to Ukraine: stadiums consists in 70-80% and airports – 60%. However, as far as highways are concerned, it will take take 30-40 years. In Ukraine there […]

The EURO-2012 unofficial mascot competition was launched in Ukraine in November 2010. Main requirement of the organizers – the winning mascot had to embody representative of Ukrainian fauna. The competition proved to be highly popular and got more than 250 entries from different parts of the country as well as overseas – foxes, pigs, bulls, horses and even fairy-tale dragon participated. The jury consisting of well-known Ukrainian artist Evgeniya Gapchynska, Ukraine national football team coach Oleg Blohin and famous tennis-player Andriy Medvedev had a hard task to choose the winner. […]

The capital of Poland may yet become the main city of the upcoming Euro 2012, told Sport-Express vice president of NCS Robert Voychizh responsible for the construction of the Warsaw Arena. “Frankly, the Poles were very upset when UEFA decided to give the final of European Championship to Kiev. Of course, we took this decision. But still hope that’s still possible to change something. If Kiev will not have time to prepare the stadium in time, we are always ready replace it. ” However, the general secretary Gianni Infantino, UEFA […]

Donetsk buys mobile WC’s for Euro 2012. The total amount for the purchase of these wonderful gadgets 3,990,000 hryvnia (about 350 thousand EURO). Purchased five male and female cubicles. The cost of one booth is almost 400 thousand UAH, which is equal to the price of prestigious import car. In 2010, the Donetsk City Council to tender for 1.02 million grivnas purchased maintenance services of two public toilets located in the Park of forged figures close to the mayor’s office.