What to do while in Ukraine

Ticketing 1.4 million  the total number of tickets available for sale, and 85% the percentage allocated to fans 12,149,425 ticket applications received between 1 and 31 March 2011206 countries and territories from which ticket requests were made€50 the price of the cheapest ticket for the final – rising to €600 for the most expensive Volunteers 5,500 volunteers will be appointed to assist UEFA’s staff in 20 different areas23,965  applications were submitted by candidates from 142 different countries54% of applications came from women TV 150 million  is the expected live TV audience for each match200  territories are expected to broadcast UEFA EURO 2012 around the world Transport network750km of motorways have been constructed in Poland since 2007 1,500km of roads have been built and reconstructed in Ukraine since 2007 Double the capacity of the airports in all eight host cities

UEFA has announced two changes to the Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2010–12, related to abandoned matches and friendly international fixtures scheduled in the run-up to the tournament. Paragraph 10.08 has been amended and paragraph 10.09 added to stipulate that if a match is abandoned, only the remaining part of the game must be completed the following day – unless the case is referred to the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body. If it cannot be completed the following day, the UEFA administration will take a final decision. Players substituted or sent off in the abandoned match may not be included on the match sheet when it re-starts. And those players in play at the time of the abandonment may not be included as substitutes when the match is resumed. Teams can make only the number of substitutions available to them when the game was abandoned. The other decision refers to paragraph 2.08, which prohibits teams which have qualified for the final round from play

Accommodating all the fans who will be travelling to Poland and Ukraine this summer has proved a challenge for the authorities in both countries, but one they have responded to with vigour. Poland has met UEFA’s requirements in full, while in Ukraine building is continuing apace.In both countries, massive strides have been made to meet the challenge of UEFA EURO 2012. In Poland, Warsaw built 30 new hotels between 2008 and 2010; in Gdansk that number increases to 42; in Wroclaw 11 new hotels provide an additional 980 rooms; and Poznan has 6 new hotels. Ukraine too has risen to the challenge. In Kyiv 5 hotels with 200 rooms or more have been built, adding 1,217 rooms in all, and 7 hotels have been built in Kharkiv. Lviv and the neighbouring area of Truskavets – a touristic destination – already has a well-developed hotel infrastructure and is considering using spas to accommodate fans. In addition, accommodation in areas surrounding the host cities in Ukraine will be used to meet the de

The UEFA Executive Committee decided in 2007 to allow Poland and the Ukraine to co-host this year’s European Football tournament, because they never have before, so maybe they’d try to impress. Sixteen teams will compete at Euro 12 from June 8 through July 1 at the Donbass Arena Stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine, and so far it seems that everything will be fine, so long as the players and fans don’t mind stepping over thousands of stray dogs. German Princess Maja von Hohenzollern has joined forces with animal groups and shelters in the Ukraine to raise awareness to the country’s terrible stray pet population, so they can start rounding some of these pooches up at shelters instead of sending a kill squad to start putting them all down. And while some stray dogs and cats aren’t nearly as bad as soiled mattresses, streets overrun with garbage and wild, diseased monkeys attacking people, it is still upsetting to know that people don’t care about giving pooches like these guys or this fella so

UEFA has launched two new ticketing programmes for UEFA EURO 2012 which will enhance the experience for supporters wishing to travel to Poland and Ukraine. The PNA (participating national associations) Fan Sales Programme and Tour Operator Programme, which went live in December, are considered especially important for a competition which presents different challenges from logistical and infrastructural perspectives. Around 85% of the 1.4 million tickets available for the final tournament will go to supporters, and fans of the 16 finalists are able to apply for tickets through the PNA Fan Sales Programme via 16 individual sales portals on UEFA.com. The portals are the only way for supporters to obtain tickets directly. Tickets are not being sold on a first-come, first-served basis, which means that fans can apply for tickets at any time while the sales window remains open and will have the same chance as everyone else. The Tour Operator Programme enables supporters to purchase all-in