9.1.2008
Mayor of Poland Nyzhnjosylez’kyj province ANDZHEYEJ LOS’ arrived to Donetsk region

Today the RSA chairman VOLODYMYR LOGVYNENKO met with the Mayor of Poland Nyzhnjosylez’kyj province ANDZHEYEJ LOS’.
 The most important discussion, sides were talking about during the meeting, was Football Championship Euro-2012 and collaboration of countries during matches, because competitions of such level will be in Ukraine, and in Poland for the first time. As well as our country, Poland will develop an infrastructure, namely will build stadiums and will repair roads and air-ports to Euro-2012, and others like that. And as Andzheyej Los’ pointed out, “it is yet unknown, with which team will play each, that is why it is necessary to plan work of flying transport”. According to the Polish guests, “Football Championship for them is the chance to present country for the whole world and also creation of new job places and not only during matches, but before and after them”. Poland already provided funds for preparation of specialists, which will be involved in the Championship, namely waiters, cooks, polices, translators, and others like that. Poland reported that “preparing to games Poland takes experience of Germany, where World Championship – 2006 took”. Besides, guests invited VOLODYMYR LOGVYNENKO to visit their seminars and conferences connected with preparation to Euro-2012. 
 The leader of the Donetsk region took invitation with pleasure and said: “It is very useful suggestion, because problems of both countries Poland and Ukraine during preparation are very alike. They are the following: roads, stadiums, air-port, and tourist routes”. As far as the development of infrastructure of the Donetsk region is concerned, VOLODYMYR LOGVYNENKO said, “the main stadium will be ready to Euro-2009, the total worth of which is 280 million dollars”. Also we have a problem with the staff.
Beside preparation to Euro-2012, guests and receiving side discussed collaboration of Ukraine and Poland in the context of European Union. Besides, delegation of Poland will stay during three days in the Donetsk. They plan to visit production association „Artemsil’”, alabaster production company „KNAUF” and the Artemivs’k factory of champagne wines, and also to visit Joint-stock company and production association  „Konti”. At the end of visiting the Donetsk region, on the 11th of January 2008 the leader of the region Volodymyr LOGVYNENKO and chairman of the Oblast Rada Anatoliy BLYZNJUK plan to meet with Polish delegation once again and to talk to journalists, where they will conclude the results of staying.