UEFA Euro 2012 bids Later that month, Markian Lubkivsky, head of the Euro 2012 organizing committee in Ukraine, said hotel and hostel prices were no longer "critically" inflated. UEFA Euro 2012 bids The bidding process for UEFA Euro 2012 ended on 18 April 2007, when a joint bid from Poland and Ukraine was selected as the host. The organisation of the event was initially contested by five bids representing seven countries: Croatia–Hungary (joint bid), Greece, Italy, Poland–Ukraine (joint bid), and Turkey. On 8 November 2005, UEFA's Executive Committee narrowed the candidates down to a short list of three: On 31 May 2006, all three
2014 AFL finals series both reached the preliminary finals after finishing outside the top four, and top-four finishers and were eliminated at the semi finals stage. and lost their respective elimination finals. Reigning premiers appeared in their fifth straight finals appearance, finishing second on the ladder. In the previous year's final series, Hawthorn defeated in the Grand Final to claim their 11th premiership. also qualified for their fifth straight finals appearance after becoming minor premiers of the 2014 season. qualified third, appearing in their eighth straight finals series. Fremantle finished fourth, appearing in their third straight finals, after defeating in the final round of