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European football championships 2012 will be shared between Ukraine and Poland The organizing committee for the 2012 European football championships has said that the preparation of training camps in Kharkiv and Lviv for the football championships has improved.

The organizing committee's director Markian Lubkivskyi said this at a press conference.

Lubkivskyi said that the problem of preparation of training camps in Kharkiv and Lviv for the championships, which he recently focused attention, remain.

However, according to him, there have been positive trends in the preparation of the facilities in these cities.

"However, there are already signals, particularly after the visit by the general secretary of the UEFA, that things have improved," Lubkivskyi said.

In addition, Lubkivskyi said that 3-4 training facilities could be expected to be opened in addition to the 17 main training camps.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the Accounting Chamber has asked the National Agency for Preparation for the 2012 European Football Championships to use the funds provided for preparation of training camps for the championships rationally.

In April, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a new state program for preparation to host the 2012 European football championships. This state program increased the funds for financing the preparation byHr 15.79 billion (12.5%) toHr 142.45 billion.