ODESA, APRIL, 24th, 2009, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE – According to the preliminary predictions, 1 thousand 200 hotel rooms are required to host EURO 2012 Championship, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

Marat Yakupov, acting Director of the Department for Preparation and Holding of EURO 2012 Championship, Odesa City Council reported it today, 24 April, during a round table meeting.

According to him, 3 roads have already been repaired in the city. At present 50 million UASH have been spent on the repairs.

Concerning the roads, now there are two principal objects – North–South highway and overpass Tamozhennaya Square–Shevchenko Park.

“It is only this year that the government reported it will participate in the road construction by 50 percent. However the information has been constantly changing. At first the government intended to assign 136 million UAH, now the sum went down to 50 million. The schedule of payments will be known after the EUFA makes the decision”, — Mr. Yakupov summarized.