Euro-2012 News Online

Minister of family, youth and sports Yury Pavlenko says that the Ministry’s been looking for investors to install web-cameras in Olimpiyskiy NSC in Kiev.

The delay in their installation is caused by the lack of the approved project. To install web-cameras one needs $ 50.000.

Mr. Pavlenko has addressed to organizations which might get interested in the offer to install web-cameras in the stadium and obtain from the reconstructed sports arena exclusive broadcasting rights.

“We couldn’t afford allocating finances from Olimpiyskiy NSC reconstruction fund for web-cameras’ installation. We addressed to providers who are interested to install cameras for free for publicity purposes. And we’re open to carry it out even tomorrow, but not from the state budget, though”, - says the Minister.

On July, 13^th UEFA commission arrived in Ukraine. Inspectors check stadiums and adjoining territory only.

The inspection has begun yesterday in Donetsk. Today they’ll inspect Metallist stadium in Kharkov.

Tomorrow on July, 15th UEFA officials will estimate construction course of the main arena in Olimpiyskiy NSC, the next is Dynamo’s Lobanovsky stadium which might be involved in Euro-2012 as training ground. On Thursday inspectors will finish their visit schedule at building site of the Lvov stadium.

Inspection program doesn’t preview press coverage. Conclusions made by the commission will be used at UEFA Executive Committee in December to make final decision on Ukrainian cities for Euro-2012.

Earlier it’s been reported that UEFA President Michel Platini is expected to visit Kharkov this July.

By August, 5th Kievgorstroy will define the contractor to install cover over bleachers in Olimpiyskiy NSC, as informs vice President of the company Alexey Bulgakov.

On June, 23rd disclosure of bids offers has been carried out by bids participants to select the executor of cover construction works. Out of 20 companies invited, 10 participated in the bids, 2 companies of which have submitted papers with legislation infringement and weren’t allowed for consideration.

At present Tender Board of the company is considering 8 companies, analyzing their on-site activity.

Among the manufacturers of metal and structural steel, possible participation of Dneprotyazhmash JSC (Dnepropetrovsk), Dnepropetrovsk structural steel factory of I.V. Babushkin, Mariyupol metallurgical concern, Master-Profi-Ukraine plant (Dnepropetrovsk), Azovstal Metallurgical concern (Mariupol) and others is looked through.

Mr. Bulgakov reports that global suppliers of membrane and steel wire ropes participate in the bids, among which are well-known Japanese, Hungarian, German and British companies.

According to vice President of the company, only Europe, America and England produce steel wire ropes engaged in the project, while membranes are provided by Hungary, Germany, Japan and America.

These days working group of Kievgorstroy will leave for Europe to make sure the suppliers will satisfy the terms set for production of steel wire ropes and membranes.

Installation of LED lamps providing illumination of a glass facade has begun at Donbass Arena.

After the lamps are installed, façade’s major part will be illuminated with dark blue lights, while roof top perimeter will be white, producing soaring cover effect. Installation of ten thousand of LED lamps is carried out inside the facade.

But the main feature of spot illumination in Donbass Arena’s façade is its energy efficiency. Illumination will consume only 50-60 watt per hour. According to experts it’s not much, whereas traditional phosphor or metal-halide lamps would consume in this case hundreds of watt per hour.

Press secretary of the President Irina Vannikova claims that Viktor Yushchenko is supporting revision of the Program on European Football Championship organization.

“The President has especially pointed out that after UEFA decides on four Ukrainian cities which can be hosts of Euro-2012, one needs to reconsider the Program on Euro-2012 organization in these cities”, - she says.

Mrs. Vannikova observes that revision’s required not only for Programs on sports facilities construction but also for the Programs concerning road construction.

Viktor Yushchenko has once again expressed his concern over financing situation in Euro-2012 organization, having noted that out of 7.2 bln hryvnyas previewed in 2009 only 5 % is allocated at the moment.

V. Yushchenko stresses the need of the urgent definition of finance sources which are real and at the same time won’t carry destabilization of exchange-value of hryvnya and price surge.