EURO 2012 to withdraw gambling from shadows

State Committee of Ukraine on Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship proposed new draft Law of Ukraine "On gambling”. The objective of the new version of Law "On gambling" is the withdrawal of gambling from the shadows - at the same time make more stringent rules and location of gambling establishments responsibility to strengthen the state and citizens.
In July-August 2009 Donetsk and Mariupol hosted UEFA EURO Under 19 Championship. Law of Ukraine “On prohibition of gambling business” was adopted  a month before the Championship.

Ukraine to charge public transport with biofuel

UEFA Euro-2012 is a driving force for improvement of many fields of the Ukraine’s life. In particular, Ukraine might become the first region in the Eastern Europe to introduce public transport means operating on biofuel. This will positively impact the environment as well as the economic activity in the host cities.
Alternative fuel E85 consists of ethanol (85%) and costs less than traditional types of petrol. Moreover, it doesn’t contaminate the environment. For drivers to enjoy the novelty, they will need to equip cars with a fuel adaptor.

Volunteer campaign starts

In summer 2011, selection of volunteers for the 2012 UEFA European Championship starts. Yet those concerned can cooperate with UEFA Euro-2012 LOC Ukraine now, claimed UEFA Euro-2012 Tournament Director Markiyan Lubkivskiy when revealing the fields of LOC activity for 2010.
In his words, by UEFA estimate, Ukraine and Poland will need to involve 2,500 volunteers in each co-hosting country.

Fans Have to Take Care of their Accommodation themselves?

Under approximate estimation, over 100,000 fans will visit Kyiv. Of course, not all of them can afford accommodation in the capital city hotels. Therefore, the Kyiv authorities are set to offer alternative variants like student dormitories, hostels, private apartments, and tent towns. The European Football Championship guests may be conditionally divided into two categories: the UEFA family and fans. The first group includes the UEFA representatives

European Championship: Money or Love? Mass Media Comments on UEFA Decision Regarding Host Cities

The UEFA decision regarding the Euro 2012 host cities was the main event of the last two months and two previous weeks in particular. Warsaw, Wrozlaw, Posnan, and Gransk were confirmed as host cities in Poland, with Krakow and Chorzov being crossed off from the list of candidate cities.  As a matter of fact, this gave birth to the lion’s share of Euro 2012 related information provided by Polish mass media

The Euro-2012 host cities can get state preferences

The Ukrainian Euro-2012 co-host cities can get tax preferences with the possibility not to allocate income taxes of  individuals, land and administrative charges into the government budget in the future. The relevant draft law was registered at the Verkhovna Rada of  Ukraine this week. The proponents of this draft law were deputies O. Feldman, O. Heyman and V. Korzh

Accommodation for Kyiv Euro-2012 Guests – Light at the End of Hotel Hall

By August 31, Kyiv authorities should provide UEFA their guarantees of the EURO-2012Championship guests’ accommodation. Nowadays 7.300 rooms are requested but the agreement was signed with official UEFA tour operator TUI Travel PLC for 4.185 rooms only. Therefore, shortage of the five star accommodations makes up 1.670 rooms, and that of the four star– 1,422 rooms