UEFA marks significant progress in Ukraine’s preparation for Euro-2012
Kiev, August 22 /Xinhua/ - Group of UEFA experts marked essential progress in preparation of Ukraine for Europe Football Championship in 2012, informed on Friday press-office of Ukraine’s National Agency for preparation and holding Euro-2012. Group of UEFA experts paid an inspection visit to Ukraine on August 18-22. During their visit UEFA reps checked preparation process for the Championship in Kiev, Kharkov, Lvov, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa and Donetsk. “UEFA experts marked significant progress in Ukraine’s preparation showed lately” – is said in the statement.
In particular UEFA experts paid attention to quality changes in Olimpiyskiy NSC reconstruction and beginning of stadium construction in Lvov. Positive mark was given for starting reconstruction of highways and railways in Ukraine.
Head of National Agency for Euro-2012 issues Yevgeniy Chervonenko commented on results of UEFA experts’ visit and said:”Those changes taken place lately in Ukraine’s preparation process impressed European experts. This gives reasons to say that during UEFA Strategic council in Nyons on September, 27 any doubts related to hosting Championship in Ukraine and Poland will be chased away once and for all”.