Euro-2012 News Online

Today runs out 20-days’ term when the Government had to elaborate and approve of the Comprehensive Events Plan 2009 for organization and hosting of Europe Football Championship final 2012. President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko’s charged the Government with such assignment on March, 2^nd.

Paying visit to Ukraine this February UEFA Secretary General David Taylor ambiguously spoke of preparation process taking place in Ukrainian host-cities.

In particular Mr. Taylor expressed his satisfaction with the progress achieved during Olimpiyskiy NSC reconstruction in Kiev.

Visiting Kharkov D. Taylor said he’s amazed with Kharkov and its preparation for Euro-2012 which is demonstrated by municipal and regional authorities working as one team. As claims UEFA Secretary General, he’s no doubts that Dnepropetrovsk will be among four Ukrainian cities to host Euro-2012. In Odessa unfortunately Mr. Taylor expressed his discontent with low reconstruction pace at Chernomorets stadium.

UEFA experts assessed Lvov’s preparation with restraint, having noted that in the first place Lvov needs to construct the stadium, otherwise no Euro-2012 matches will be held in the city.

On May, 8^th UEFA commission’s going to name eight out of twelve cities which are struggling to host the European Forum. Ukrainian cities are Kiev, Lvov, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Kharkov and Donetsk, while in Poland these are Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznan, Wroclaw, Krakow and Khozhuw.

Euro-2012: the economic slump won’t have impact on hotels construction in Donetsk 

In Donetsk hotel owners assure Municipal Council that financial and economic crisis won’t influence their preparation plans for hosting Europe Football Championship 2012. The issue was mentioned in Donetsk Municipal Council at the meeting on City Hotels Construction Projecting within Euro-2012 framework.

Speaking at the meeting city mayor Alexander Lukyanchenko informed that at present moment UEFA commission’s given positive resolutions for two out of four major Euro-2012 organization objectives, that is sport bases and infrastructure.

Hotels representatives have reported on preparation process in every hotel, the number of rooms previewed, and terms of setting in operation. At the same time the owners assure that construction and commissioning plans won’t be violated because of the economic default.

In accordance with the plans 10 new hotels are going to be erected in Donetsk before 2012.

Earlier it was stated that French tour operator Accor’s signed an agreement with Universal Investment Group (UIG) to build in Ukraine a string of 25 two-star Etap hotels with 2.8 000 rooms by 2012.

Lvov’s offered to UEFA experts Euro-2012 Highway Transport Infrastructure Organization Plan and also Mobility Project which is going to be realized during the Championship.

“The experts have positively assessed organization of Lvov’s transport and highway infrastructure. They’ve especially noted integrated approach and realistic prospect of its implementation. We succeeded in demonstrating to the UEFA experts that objects which are planned to be prepared for 2012 play really significant role in successful hosting of the Championship” - informs Oleg Sazadny, Euro-2012 Department manager of Lvov Council.

According to the press-agency for Lvov Municipal Council the experts have positively evaluated Lvov’s cooperation with PTV AG-VCDB GMBH German Companies Syndicate on elaboration of City Transport Infrastructure Development Strategic Plan.

The Mobility Project presented to the UEFA experts previews prompt measures, as providing traffic line, temporary charter buses connection between host-cities’ stadiums, and also UEFA guests mobility between major Euro-2012 objects as hotels, stadium, airport and fan-zones.

It was earlier mentioned that Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Republic of Poland Alexander Motsik has discussed with President of Football Federation of Poland Gzhegosh Ljato preparation process for Europe Football Championship final 2012 taking place in both these countries.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Republic of Poland Alexander Motsik has discussed with the President of Football Federation of Poland Gzhegosh Ljato the preparation process for Europe Football Championship final 2012 in both of the countries.

According to the UNIAN, during their meeting the officials informed each other of stadiums’ construction, reconstruction of the airports and other infrastructure objects.

Both sides have agreed on importance of improving situation at the Ukrainian-Polish border. In the first place is updating of existing entry points and erection of new ones, aiming to provide proper conditions for crossing the border when Europe Football Championship final 2012 starts.

Which is more, A. Motsik and G. Ljato paid attention to the organization of joint Ukrainian-Polish Committee for Euro-2012 meeting, headed by Prime Ministers of both countries. The meeting is to take place in Warsaw these days.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Timoshenko called Kharkov one of the best host-cities of Europe Championship final 2012. Mrs. Timoshenko noted that new airport’s terminals were being constructed in the city with maximum output.

I highly evaluate construction pace and work quality, says Mrs. TImoshenko.

Prime Minister also underlines that Kharkov is successfully erecting the stadium which she considers to be the best one in Ukraine.

“I’m glad because Euro-2012 isn’t just a competition or some event relating to the football. For all of us it’s a new breath. It’s one more wave bringing us life which we’ll gonna have for the next decades. Today we’re constructing highways, precisely main transit highways, stadiums, hotel complexes and airports” -claimed Y. Timoshenko.