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Euro 2012

UEFA Boss Platini Praises Ukraine Effort

2012-04-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Euro 2012 is almost upon us, but Polish infrastructure is far from complete

UEFA President Michel Platini and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych oversaw the grand opening of the International terminal at Lviv Danylo Halytskyi airport this week. Platini, offering words of admiration and encouragment over Ukraine’s efforts at hosting EURO 2012, told reporters on the scene the country’s efforts were nothing short of astounding.

Tags: Donetsk, Euro 2012, Europe football, Kharkiv, Kiev tourism, Kyiv, Lviv Danylo Halytskyi, Lviv tourism, Michel Platini, Ukraine President, Ukraine tourism, Viktor Yanukovych

Ukraine Hotels Ripping Off English Fans

2012-03-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Euro 2012 hotel rooms

England’s football team faces the prospect of playing in half-empty stadiums in this summer’s European Football Championships after UEFA admitted that many fans are unable to travel to the Ukraine due to extortionate hotel room rates.

Tags: David Taylor, England fans, Euro 2012, Euro 2012 football finals, hotels rip off, rip off, UEFA, Ukraine, Ukraine hotels, ukraine room rates

Kiev Rooms for Euro 2012 – A Costly Proposition

2012-02-29 by Phil Butler

Euro 2012

In news from Ukraine and the upcoming 2012 European Championships, organizers are concerned with keeping down hospitality prices for the coming wave of travelers headed East. Along with integrating their efforts with those of sister venues in Poland, soccer fans being fleeced seems to be tops on the agenda of late. But is the concern already too late and too little?

Tags: Cold War, Euro 2012, Fairmont Grand Hotel, Google hotel finder, Hyatt Kiev, Intercontinental Hotel Kiev, Kiev ghetto, Kiev stadiums, Kiev tourism, Kiev travel, Poland games, Poland hotels, Radisson Blu Kiev, soccer, Ukraine hotels, Ukraine travel, world cup soccer

Delays in Poland Threaten Euro 2012

2012-02-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Poland 2012

Poland is facing a race against time to get itself ready for this summer’s Euro 2012 football championships with delays to key motorway projects and the new National Stadium in Warsaw threatening to derail the prestigious event ahead of its June 8 kick off.

Tags: A2 motorway, Euro 2012, motorway projects, National Stadium, poland, Slawomir Nowak, Toaleta 2012, Warsaw Stadium

Top 10 “Must-sees” in Kyiv During Euro 2012

2012-02-16 by Guest Author

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev

The team at hotel reservation website www.booked.net guides you to their pick of the top 10 sites to see in Kyiv.

Tags: Euro 2012, Kyiv

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