UEFA Euro 2012 bids that he was optimistic about preparations in both countries and saw no major obstacles. After a UEFA delegation visited Ukraine in September 2011, he stated the country was "virtually ready for Euro 2012." In April 2012, while on an inspection trip to the host city of Lviv, UEFA president Michel Platini labelled hoteliers as "bandits and crooks" for raising hotel prices in Ukraine for Euro 2012. President Yanukovych ordered his government to prevent hoteliers from charging inflated prices. Some hoteliers had increased prices eighty-fold, causing Prime Minister Mykola Azarov to warn that state control of hotel tariffs might be introduced.
2012–13 Euro Hockey League 2012–13 Euro Hockey League The Euro Hockey League 2012–13 is the sixth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament. Round One was held at the Pau Negre Stadium in Barcelona and at the hockey club in East Grinstead. Uhlenhorster HC were the defending champions. The tournament was won by the host team for the semi-finals and final, HC Bloemendaal, who won their second title defeating KHC Dragons 2-0 in the final. Round 1 - the group stages of the tournament - was held at two locations, the Pau Negre Stadium in Barcelona and the hockey