Poznan Stadium opened by Sting
September 21 – British pop star Sting rocked a crowd of nearly 30,000 people in Poznan, central Poland, in a concert that opened the country’s first stadium to be ready for Euro 2012.
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Heavyweight backing for Euro 2012 from Klitschko brothers
September 14- A new scheme has been launched to promote Poland’s and Ukraine’s joint hosting of he 2012 European Championships with world heavyweight boxing champions Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko among the first to sign-up.
Poland begin preparing for terror threat during Euro 2012
August 10 – Euro 2012 poses a challenge for anti-terrorist services and “at this stage of preparations we consider all kinds of threats, even those which are remote but cannot be completely ruled out,” Deputy Polish Minister of Interior Adam Rapacki said.
Kiev begins transport upgrade for Euro 2012
July 29 – Kiev has started transport upgrade as a part of preparations for the Euro 2012.
Poznań set to be first venue to be completed for Euro 2012
July 15 – Poznań will be the first Polish city to complete the preparation of its stadium for the European 2012 Championships, the city’s Mayor has claimed.
Ukraine to launch television advertising campaign to promote Euro 2012
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July 12 – Ukraine is to launch a major advertising campaign later this year to promote its hosting of Euro 2012, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Borys Kolesnikov has announced.
Budget for Lviv is doubled so it will be ready for Euro 2012
June 29 – The budget for preparations in Lviv for the 2012 European Championships have been doubled, it has been announced.
The future’s bright, the future’s Orange for Poland in Euro 2012 build-up
June 16 - French telecommunications company Orange has renewed its deal to be the main sponsor of Poland’s national team until 2014, a deal which covers Euro 2012 which they are co-hosting with Ukraine.
Sky Sports to screen England Euro 2012 away matches
June 14 – England’s away games in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports, it has been announced.
Turkey UEFA vice-president: There was nothing lacking in our bid
By Andrew Warshaw in Geneva
May 28 – Turkey’s most senior footballing official has refused to blame UEFA for playing safe after his country narrowly missed out to France in the race to stage the European 2016 Championships.
France awarded 2016 European Championships
May 28 – France have been awarded the 2016 European Championships, beating rivals Italy and Turkey, UEFA announced today.
Turkey should win Euro 2016 say insideworldfootball readers
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By David Owen
May 27 – Turkey should win the right to host the Euro 2016 football tournament, according to insideworldfootball readers.
Ukraine to abolish tax on Euro 2012 goods and services
May 24 – Ukraine’s Government have announced a series of tax-breaks for the 2012 European Championships, including on tickets.
UEFA evaluation report favours France for Euro 2016
By Andrew Warshaw
May 19 – France has emerged as clear favorite to host football’s European Championship in 2016 after UEFA published evaluations of the three bidding nations.
Germany or Hungary lined-up to replace Ukraine admits Platini
By Andrew Warshaw
May 10 – Germany or Hungary could be invited to stage some 2012 European Championship games if Ukraine fails to meet targets for stadium redevelopment, UEFA President Michel Platini (pictured) has warned.