Monday, March 2, 2009
Meeting of Coordinative Board on Preparation to Euro 2012
President signs law imroving procedure of investment into housing construction
President takes part in EURO 2012 Coordinative Board meeting
President Victor Yushchenko took part in a meeting of Coordinative Board on preparation to hosting EURO 2012 in Ukraine.
At the meeting sides discussed current situation with preparation to hosting the championship in Ukraine.
Speaking at the event President Yushchenko said that the last UEFA inspection showed that substantial shift was made in arrangement of EURO 2012.
Pointing to problems, authorities are currently facing in that field Victor Yushchenko said that first of all it is important to speed up construction and modernization of sports infrastructure, particularly football stadiums in Kyiv and Lviv.
Also, according to the President, a problem of airports reconstruction remains in Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv. Beside that construction of hotels is too slow and requires attention of local authorities.
President and his wife visit a concert of Volodymyr Ivasiuk's music
Yushchenko, Kaczynski honor communist repressions' victims
In Brody city, Lviv region, President Victor Yushchenko and President of Poland Lech Kaczynski took part in a gathering dedicated to commemoration of victims of political repressions carried out against Ukraine by Stalin’s totalitarian regime.
The two Presidents put flowers near the Monument to Bolshevik Repressions’ Victims at Freedom Square of the city and honored the victims with a moment of silence.
President takes part in EURO 2012 Coordinative Board meeting
President Victor Yushchenko took part in a meeting of Coordinative Board on preparation to hosting EURO 2012 in Ukraine.
At the meeting sides discussed current situation with preparation to hosting the championship in Ukraine.
Speaking at the event President Yushchenko said that the last UEFA inspection showed that substantial shift was made in arrangement of EURO 2012.
Pointing to problems, authorities are currently facing in that field Victor Yushchenko said that first of all it is important to speed up construction and modernization of sports infrastructure, particularly football stadiums in Kyiv and Lviv.
Also, according to the President, a problem of airports reconstruction remains in Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv. Beside that construction of hotels is too slow and requires attention of local authorities.