Euro 2012

UEFA gives an ultimatum. Stadiums in Warsaw and Kiev have to come into being. Otherwise, we will lose championships.

There is no plan “B” for Warsaw and Kiev. If the stadium are not built in these cities on time, the Europe championships will be taken away by Germany or Russia.
- UEFA does not imagine the situation in which Euro 2012 would not take place in the capitals of Poland and Ukraine - Warsaw and Kiev’ says Michael Listkiewicz, the chairman of the Polish Football Association.

Michel Platini has already been talking about it after the meeting of Executive Committee of UEFA making organizers think about it ‘Whether Euro will take place in Poland and Ukraine depends on the pace of works in the main arenas in Warsaw and Kiev.

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Not Warsaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Chorzów or Wroclaw but Cracow has turned out the best in the newest report of UEFA committee that estimates the preparations of Poland for Euro 2012.

Barbra Janik, the manager of Cracovian office of Euro matters assures that Cracow left behind the remaining five cities. However, the distance is increasing. The journal “Polska” got fragments from the newest report of UEFA. Cracow can be praised, because despite several restrictions from Platini experts, the city was showed as the example to be followed.

UEFA, when estimating the progress of works, use the system of colours. Changing it one the school grades the white colour equals the five grade, green - four, yellow - three, orange - two and red - one. There isn’t number 6. Cracow is yellow-green says Rafał Kapler, the vice-chairman of the PL.2012 company that was set up to manage, coordinate and supervise the organization of Euro 2012. He adds that the report is secret, that is why I do not want to talk in details but it was exceptionally good for Cracow and different cities can envy you.

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UEFA President Michel Platini has urged the international community on Thursday to help Poland and Ukraine in their preparations for the Euro 2012.

Poland and Ukraine need support of international community - quotes the National News Agency of Ukraine “Ukrinform”. In the last few months German and Italian media speculated about taking the preparation of EURO 2012 away from Poland and Ukraine.

According to western press former communist countries will not manage such a huge project. Italians, who lost the battle to organize this event, were first to criticize.

Platini, who is in Italy, definitely denied that UEFA is going to switch Euro 2012 finals to Italian federation. I suppose that Italy will run for Euro 2016-said the UEFA president-but the Italian stadiums are not the best in Europe. Most of them are old and not too pretty- he added.

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The tender on purchase of 20 so-called joint gravimetric compositions, which are expected to achieve the speed from 190 to 250 km/h. According to Czesław Warsewicz, the chairman of PKP Intercity, they go on Polish railway tracks at the latest in April 2012, just before European Championships in Football.

The railway branch has been waiting for announcement of this contest for months, because the value of order can achieve 400 million euro. It is not a small amount, but according to Intercity, there should not be a problem with financing this investment.

To make this happen, the company must finish the tender procedures quickly. As the chairman of the company ensures, the contract with the winner of the contest will be singed in June 2009. Warsewicz hopes, that many world-known manufacturers such as: Alstom, Bombardier, Siemens or Talgo, and also Polish firms such as Pesa and Newag will take part in the tender. Who will finally make an offer? It will be known on last days of September, when the period of sending pre-proposals expires. We can expect, that the interest will be huge.

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