UEFA could withdraw the right of any Ukrainian city to stage the finals of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship if the terms of infrastructure preparations are disrupted or standards are not met.
UEFA President Michel Platini said this in a letter sent to Ukrainian Vice Premier Ivan Vasiunyk, the vice premier’s press service reported on Saturday.
"In his letter addressed to me, the UEFA president said that the decision [to approve Kyiv, Donetsk, Lviv and Kharkiv as Euro 2012 host cities] is the recognition of the intensive and devoted work done by the Ukrainian side in recent months. Nevertheless, a huge amount of work has yet to be undertaken by the government and the cities in order to guarantee proper preparations for Euro 2012. UEFA will continue to monitor preparations for the tournament. If the terms of infrastructure preparations are disrupted or standards are not met, as the last measure, UEFA may withdraw the right of any Ukrainian city to stage Euro 2012 matches," the press service quoted Vasiunyk as saying.
At the same time, Vasiunyk said that "Ukraine and Poland will host the tournament at a high level."
