Drzewiecki: I believe in the project’s success

Polish Minister of Sports and Tourism Miroslaw Drzewiecki told a discussion panel in Warsaw devoted preparations for Euro 2012 that he believes in the success of the project. He said that preparations are being made according the plan, in line with the assessment of the status of the works by UEFA's Executive Committee which on 13 May took its final decision to nominate four Polish cities to be the host cities for Euro 2012 tournament matches.

"The project is underway, PL.2012 has been working on it. Its work is highly rated. The most important tasks are still ahead of us and I am certain that we will manage. UEFA ordered a design and evaluates its performance. ", Minister Drzewiecki said.
Drzewiecki noted that Euro 2012 is a business project awarded to Poland and Ukraine by UEFA. After 30 November UEFA will decide about the number of stadiums on which games will be played following a final decision concerning the facilities in Ukraine.
"I keep my fingers crossed for our Ukrainian partners and we have been in touch with them on a regular basis. At present no one is competent to determine the number of stadiums on which the tournament is going to take place. According to preliminary arrangements, the games will be played on six or eight stadiums. Four of them were determined and are located in Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznań and Wroclaw", he added.
Marcin Herra, President of PL.2012 said ‘Preparations carry on without interruptions, we have been working on numerous issues in line with a master plan available at the company's Website. We have been negotiating with potential operators of the National Stadium who will manage the whole facility in the future, including, commercial, office and parking space. One should remember that Euro 2012 tournament is just the beginning of the road and today events should be planned that will be organized after the UEFA Championship", Marcin Herra, Director of PL.2012, explained.
Source: 2012.org.pl

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