What to do while in Ukraine

Ukraine manager Oleg Blokhin has called upon his younger players to step up and fill the gap left by retired striker Andriy Shevchenko, starting against England at Wembley on Tuesday night.  The Zhovto-Blakytni have not played a competitive fixture since they were beaten 1-0 by the Three Lions in their final group game at Euro 2012.  Marko Devic scored a legitimate goal during that match, when his shot was cleared by John Terry from behind the goal line, and Blokhin admits that the referee's decision not to award it still "hurts" his team.  "The referee made a big mistake when our goal was ruled out and it still hurts us," said Blokhin. "If we could have beaten England I'm sure we would have become stronger and stronger with every game.  "But that's history and we have to look forward. And we must do that without the help of Shevchenko. He was a born leader and we will need some time to re-adjust to playing without him.  "I have said

The years leading up to any major championship bolster the building sector and provide plenty of opportunity to related businesses. Poland was no exception as it prepared for the recently held European Football Championships. Anna Mitchell hears from one of Poland's leading integrators on opportunities after the event. Ukraine and Poland recently became the focus of the sporting world’s attention when the countries co-hosted the 2012 UEFA European Football Championships. Matches were played in four stadiums in Poland, each one opened or overhauled and reopened in the last two years. The stadiums - and supporting infrastructure including airports, train stations and hotels - have had a massive impact on the country’s building and technology industries. But what happens when the crowds depart? Can the country continue to support the inflated infrastructure. Trias SA, a leading Polish integrator, equipped two of the four stadiums built for Euro 2012.

Over the period that EURO 2012 was held businesses in the nation’s capital got richer by  usd 21 billions, Chair of the Kyiv State Tax Service Iryna Nosacheva stated at a recent meeting of local business representatives, according to Kyiv Weekly . She said the incomes of entrepreneurs grew by more than 20% thanks to the holding of the football championship. From  usd 17 billions in Q1 2012 their incomes grew to grew to reach  21 billions usd in Q2. “Accordingly, it is forecast that tax proceeds to the budget will increase,” Nosacheva said. Meanwhile, during EURO 2012 the proceeds of businesses operating on a simplified tax regime grew: in Q2 physical entities-entrepreneurs declared usd 15 mn in flat-rate taxes, which is three times the figure in the first quarter of 2012. Legal entities over this period declared 70% or usd 3 mn more. Also, compared to last year over the 6 months of 2012 the number of licenses giving businesses the right to engage in the retail sale of beverages an

KYIV, The  EURO 2012  European Football Championship has contributed to growth in the level of patriotism in Ukraine in August 2012, the  Rating Sociological Group  has said in a press release following the latest survey, which was conducted from August 8 to August 18. "The most significant increase in a level of patriotism was recorded in the country's eastern regions, the Donbas, as well as western and northern regions. The opposite trends are observed in southern regions. We see the growth of patriotism in the regions that hosted EURO 2012 matches, so we can assume that the growth is largely associated with this event," sociologists said. Compared to the figures reported two years ago, the number of respondents who consider themselves patriots of their country has increased from 77% to 82%, while compared the figures six months ago, the increase is more significant - from 73% to 82%. In particular, 40% of respondents described themselves as patriots of their c