Euro-2012

Dec. 20 2019, 10:41 am EXCLUSIVE

2012: Euro 2012 provides bright spot in an otherwise very grim year

With highly questionable parliamentary elections and continuous persecution of the opposition, the authoritarian regime of President Viktor Yanukovych …

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Vyacheslav Hnatyuk

June 25 2015, 4:35 pm EXCLUSIVE

State-run Euro 2012 soccer agency still gets taxpayers’ money

Almost Hr 500,000 ($23,000) was allocated in this year’s budget for the government-run agency with Hr 130,000 having been distributed as of June 12, …

Veronika Melkozerova

July 2 2012, 12:31 pm EXCLUSIVE

Euro 2012 blog: How games changed Ukraine, how they didn’t

A person didn’t have to be a football fan to love Euro 2012. I can’t remember seeing Kyiv, or Ukraine for that matter, so festive for so long – three …

June 25 2012, 3:59 pm EXCLUSIVE

Euro 2012: Letter to Michel Platini on how to spice up football

Dear Michel Platini, president of the Union of European Football Associations: You’ve done a lot of work to make the Euro 2012 championship a success, …

June 11 2012, 9:40 pm EXCLUSIVE

Euro 2012 blog: Bulging crowds, security for Ukraine’s Euro 2012 debut

This is the first night of Euro 2012 that I didn’t watch any of the games in the fan zone on Kyiv’s Khreshchatyk Street. I dropped down there after …

June 11 2012, 10:10 am EXCLUSIVE

Euro 2012 blog: Swedish police keep an eye on fans

Swedish police have joined Swedish fans and the nation’s football team in Kyiv. Some 15 uniformed officers are tagging along at Euro 2012 for as long …