Euro-2012 News Online

UEFA improves its requirements concerning stadiums for the European Football Championships of 2012 and 2016. New instructions have already been presented by the experts to the management of Lvov stadium construction, as “German wave” reports. For the sake of a show, comfort and security UEFA puts in practice changing stadium standards.

This time changes were pretty numerous, as Vitaly Sulima, the head of management of Lvov stadium construction has told in his interview with “German wave”. The majority of them concern premises. “The premises don’t decrease, on the contrary, they increase in number and some more requirements are added. For example, dope control room with 25 m2 in size grew up to 50 m2″, - claims V. Sulima. Similar situation is with premises for V.I.P. and UEFA visitors - they’re increased by 1.5 times.  Operating conditions have also improved for mass-media personnel, adds V. Sulima.

Total news is obligatory spare field next to the stadium, lawn cover of which should be used in case of basic field damage, as highlights head of the management. Possibly arenas already constructed for the Championship, need to be slightly re-equipped, supposes V. Sulima.

On July, 20-21th UEFA officials examined in Warsaw future drawing procedure place for matches of European Football Championship of 2012 which is organized by Poland and Ukraine.
As UNIAN was informed by PL2012 Company, which coordinates preparation for the Championship in Poland, UEFA representatives have also met with Warsaw authorities and recently founded Euro 2012 Polska Company.
The drawing procedure with participation of UEFA President Michel Platini will take place in Congress Hall of the Palace of culture and science in Warsaw on February 7th, 2010 at 12 a.m.

According to UNIAN earlier the National Theatre in Warsaw was the most probable place for carrying out drawing for Euro-2012 matches. Krakow has also struggled for the right to hold drawing procedure.
The direct executor of procedure can possibly be the former President of Poland Lekh Valensa. Other candidates are the newly elected head of Polish Football Federation (PZPN) Gzegozh Ljato and famous Polish football player and sports figure Zbignew Boneck.

UEFA may suspend for the indefinite term the announcement of Ukrainian cities participating in Europe Football Championship 2012.Host-cities of Euro-2012 in Poland and Ukraine are to be announced on Wednesday, May 13 in follow up of UEFA congress held in Bucharest.

As it was expected, Polish Warsaw, Wroclaw, and Gdansk will be defined on time, while in Ukraine the cities chosen are Kiev and Donetsk. UEFA doubts that Lvov and Dnepropetrovsk can host Euro-2012 at a worthy level. Kharkov as a backup city has more chances.

Sources close to UEFA report that Europe Championship 2012 will be held in four Polish and only two Ukrainian cities because of the fear that Ukraine isn’t in time with its infrastructure.

According to France Press agency, Polish host-cities for Euro-2012 will probably be Warsaw, Poznan, Wroclaw and Gdansk. As it’s expected in Ukraine, UEFA is going to approve Kiev and Odessa.

Donetsk have constructed brand-new futuristic stadium for 50.000 seats but as far as UEFA experts are convinced, city infrastructure is assessed as insufficient.

UEFA Supervisory Board expressed its satisfaction with infrastructure preparation for hosting Euro-2012 in all the six Ukrainian cities where football matches are to be held.

Such resolution’s been made in Nyon, Switzerland at the meeting of UEFA Supervisory Board with participation of vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Ivan Vasyunik, Football Federation of Ukraine President Grigory Surkis, Euro-2012 in Ukraine director Markiyan Lubkivsky and director of Coordination Bureau for Europe Football Championship 2012 organization in Ukraine Ilya Shevlyak.

According to FFU press-agency the participants of the meeting analyzed progress achieved by the six Ukrainian cities in infrastructure preparation to host the Championship. Special attention was drawn to the stadiums, airports, National transport system and optimal solution for infrastructure and guests accommodation issues.

While discussing the situation at the strategic course of Euro-2012 objects preparation Ukrainian officials have confirmed guarantees of the Government and host-cities concerning the obligations taken.