According to a gambling act proposed by the Polish Finance Ministry a new tax will be levied on each gambling game to be channelled into the construction of sports stadiums for EURO 2012, ‘Gazeta Prawna’ informs.  >>

Polish Minister of Sport Mirosław Drzewiecki has said upon returning from the Olympic Games held in Beijing that Chinese companies are keen on investing in Poland in the infrastructure it needs for Euro 2012 football championship to be co-hosted with Ukraine. The planned investment projects include sports stadiums, motorways, hotels, airport facilities and train networks, as well as other large-scale infrastructure needed for the event. He added Chinese firms offer prices up to 50% lower than the existing bidders.  >>

The Euro-2012 football championships to be co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine are surely the best examples of the benefits which can be brought by Central and East European countries pooling resources for a common objective. The following remarks were written for POLISH MARKET by Professor Witold Orłowski, Chief Economist of Price Waterhouse Coopers. >>

Michel Platini President of the UEFA, the European football governing body, has arrived in Poland to evaluate the stage of preparations for EURO 2012. Taking stock of Poland’s preparations for the event co-hosted with Ukraine „Gazeta Prawna” reports that according to UEFA’s assessment there are no delays in the construction of the National Stadium. >>

Pl 2012 is a company set up by the Polish government to co-ordinate and supervise the Polish side of undertakings ahead of the European Football Championships to be held in Poland and Ukraine in four years’ time. POLISH MARKET’s Jacek Świdziński discusses Pl 2012 activities with the company’s President Marcin Herra. >>

In 2012 Poland and Ukraine will jointly be hosting the European Football Championships. POLISH MARKET talks to Polish Minister of Sports and Tourism Mirosław Drzewiecki about preparations for the event. >>

Statement by Adam Olkowicz, head of the Euro 2012 Preparatory Group in the Polish Football Association >>

Poland-Ukraine 2012 Economic Forum – press patronage by “Polish Market” Poland and Ukraine are facing an enormous challenge since the two countries’ efforts to jointly host the Euro 2012 football championships have been crowned with success. But the preparations for the event as well as the event itself offer exceptional opportunities. >>

2012 will see the Euro football championships jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine. A lot of construction needs to happen before then. We now bring you a few remarks on the scale of the project by Minister of Sport and Tourism Mirosław Drzewiecki >>