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English Fans Inspected Kiev and Donetsk

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +0300

British musicians from the England Supporters Band, who support England's national football team at all championships for over 15 years, recently visited Kiev and Donetsk - the cities, where their favourite team will play in June. Having spent five days in Ukraine, Englishmen made up their own opinion about country's preparation level to the final part of Euro-2012and shared it with journalists.

UEFA: Ukraine is our reliable partner

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +0300

No possibility exists of changing the format of holding the finals of the 2012 European Football Championship. This is what UEFA spokesman Rob Faulkner stressed in comments he made to Polish radio station RMF FM. He said that the words of representatives of the European football authorities in this regard were taken out of context and incorrectly interpreted by the media.

Additional trains organized for top Euro matches

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +0300

Six additional trains for fans will operate in Ukraine during three most popular Euro-2012 matches. Besides other things, additional services are envisaged there: meals, bus transfer, entertainment and escort services. This has been announced by the director of the Hamaliya travel agency acting as UEFA official accommodation partner, Ihor Holubakha, in a comment to the Information Centre Ukraine-2012. According to him, train operation is being jointly organized by host cities and Ukrzaliznytsya (Ukrainian Railroad Administration). “We have prepared special packages for fans, comprising not only accommodation, but also excursions and tourist services which might be of interest for fans and would make them stay in our country longer.

“The Guardian”: Fans to find accommodation at affordable prices in Ukraine

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +0300

Euro-2012 football fans will be able to find accommodation to any taste at affordable prices in Ukraine. Besides this, Ukrainian host cities have got wonderful places for arranging camping sites which enjoy popularity among European fans, the respected British newspaper “The Guardian” has written. Meanwhile, making a comment to the edition, the director of the Euro-2012 Ukraine LOC, Markiyan Lubkivskyi, has given assurances that our country is working with hotel keepers on determination of the adequate price corridor.

UEFA confident about organization of security at Euro-2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0300

The European Football Union has expressed confidence in the success holding of the European Football Championships in 2012 at the highest level of tournament security. This is stated in a statement by UEFA on the situation in Dnipropetrovsk.

Associated Press: Accommodation prices for Euro falling

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

One of the main news agencies in the world, Associated Press, notes in one of its stories that prices for accommodation in hotels and hostels for Euro-2012 are gradually falling. The publication reported this, quoting the words of the Director of the Local Organizing Committee Euro-2012 Ukraine, Markiyan Lubkivskyi.

Kyiv will open «Eurocity» for fans

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

For the period of Euro 2012 - from 2 June to 1 July – near the arches of Druzhba Narodiv (Friendship of Nations) in Kyiv, a "Eurocity" will operate in addition to the official fan zone. Its presentation was held on Tuesday, 24 April, at the conference hall of the EU representative office in Ukraine.

Additional sale of tickets – from ticket offices at Ukrainian stadiums

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

In early May the European Football Union (UEFA) will begin selling extra tickets for matches of the continental championship in 2012, which will be held on the fields of Ukraine and Poland. This was said during a press conference on the occasion of the presentation of tickets to Euro-2012 matches, UEFA Chief Operating Officer Martin Kallen has said.

UEFA recommends fans have passport on their person at EC matches

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

All tickets for Euro-2012 will be marked with name of the customer who bought the ticket – that is, tickets will bear names. Responsibility for the behaviour of the persons who will come to a stadium with named ticket will be borne by the person whose name is indicated on the ticket. After all, four tickets per person per match were sold. This is what tournament director Markiyan Lubkivskyi said in comments to the Information Centre Ukraine-2012.

18 extra trains to be laid on between Ukraine and Poland for Euro

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

The rail carriers of Ukraine, Poland, Russia and Belarus have agreed to organize additional trains to transport fans between cities and improve customs and border procedures for Euro-2012guests during the tournament. Such intentions of the parties were stated in the Memorandum on Cooperation during Euro-2012, signed in Warsaw.

UEFA sells last portion of corporate tickets

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

Tickets for corporate clients will be sold in the course of two more months, until the immediate start of the championship. Moreover, UEFA promises to distribute entry permits to matches even during the tournament if packages are still available until then, UEFA sales and marketing manager Thibaut Potdevin has said in his comment to the Information Centre Ukraine-2012. According to him, UEFA will open offices for selling corporate hospitality packages at each stadium as of 1 June 2012.

Ukrzaliznytsia processing applications for Euro 2012 Swedish and German fans

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

The State Railway Administration of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsia) is processing applications to transport fans from Sweden and Germany during the Euro 2012 European football championship. "Jointly with our Polish colleagues, we're working on the transportation of 1,500 fans from Sweden to Kyiv.

Ukrainian customs officers ready to increase passenger traffic during Euro 2012

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

Passenger traffic on Ukraine's western border could increase by 30% during the Euro 2012 European Football Championship Kostyantyn Chernichkin, to 70,000 people per day, Head of the State Customs Service of Ukraine Ihor Kaletnik has said.

All host cities preparing tent cities for receiving guests at Euro-2012

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

Euro-2012 host cities Kyiv, Donetsk, Lviv and Kharkiv are preparing camp parks to place thousands of fans from Europe visiting Euro-2012 at fair prices. This is what the head of the Local Organizing Committee, Markiyan Lubkivskyi, said in exclusive comments to the Information Centre Ukraine-2012.

Martin Kallen: All Euro-2012 tickets sold

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

All tickets to the final part of the 2012 European Football Championship have been sold, UEFA Operations Director Martin Kallen has said in an interview with the Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Russian Gazette) newspaper. According to him, the Ukrainian-Polish tournament has broken all records in terms of interest in purchasing entry passes to the football matches, and the number of applications alone submitted for them was in excess of 12 million!

Donetsk terminal to start 100-per-cent operation in late April

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

The new terminal of the Donetsk international airport will approach the 2012 European Football Championship with bells on. All facilities of the complex will start operating by 27 April. This has been discussed at the meeting on the issues of air terminal preparation for the 2012 continental tournament.

Kyiv Airport prepares receiving UEFA family

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

The major works in the construction of the new terminal at Kyiv Airport have been completed. Internal works are being actively fulfilled, to be followed by beautification of the territory around the building, the Information Centre Ukraine-2012 has been informed by the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration.

Six high-speed Hyundai trains to come to Ukraine by 10 May

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200

All six high-speed trains manufactured by Hyundai Rotem for providing services to guests of the forthcoming 2012 continental football tournament will be delivered to Ukraine in mid-May, Ukrzaliznytsya Deputy Director-General Leonid Loboyko is quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine.

Kolesnikov: Host cities to obtain 400 new buses, trolleybuses by Euro 2012

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Ukrainian Vice Premier and Infrastructure Minister Borys Kolesnikov has said that the fact that Ukraine will host the Euro 2012 European Football Championship has significantly contributed to the development of transport in the host cities.

Lviv Railways to put on additional Lviv-Truskavets trains during Euro 2012

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Lviv Railways is currently mulling whether to put on additional trains between Lviv and Truskavets as part of its preparations for the 2012 European Football Championship (Euro 2012), according to the Infrastructure Ministry.