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News of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

   July, 2004

•    On June, 6 the official delegation of  EBU  representatives, led by  Svante Stockselius, the supervisor of  the Eurovision Song Contest, has arrived to Kiev. It is supposed, that they will be is in city six days. During that time the delegates will examine objects that may become a probable place of  hosting of the 50-th Eurovision Song Contest 2005. (proUA.com)

•    The Ukrainian State Committee on construction and architecture considers that to prepare Kiev for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2005  quite really. Construction of necessary pavilions of the  Kiev’s International Exhibition Center   (it is planned that  Contest  will be host in it) will be made simultaneously with redesigning of the project. It will allow to finish all works in required term. Financing of the project will be executed both from the state and city budget, and due to investors. Chairman of  Gosstroy, Victor Cherep has declared, that financing will be made in full. Also it is planned to complete five hotels till the moment of  hosting of the Contest. (proUA.com)

•   EBU  delegation has already examined two probable places of  hosting of  the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 - the “ Palace of sport ” and the  Kiev’s International Exhibition Center. Delegates are satisfied that they have seen and they consider, that preparation for the  Contest  goes quite professionally. It is supposed, that the place of  hosting of the Eurovision 2005 will be declared on Friday, on July, 9 finally. Alexander Omelchenko, the mayor of  Kiev, is confident, that the city will be prepared for hosting of  the Contest completely in required term. By the way, one of  EBU  representatives has brought a little bit unexpected offer - to host the Contest not in a hall, but on the ship. By the way, it is supposed, that about 40 countries will take part on the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, it will be broadcast at 45 countries, and almost 800 million person will look it. (proUA.com)



•    Website  Новiй канал  adds the following to the above-stated news:  EBU  delegation is a little bit concerned that on place of the   Kiev’s International Exhibition Center  is not present anything at present time (the “ Palace of sport ” has walls and a roof  at least). Also the website comes out with the assumption, that the  Eurovision Song Contest 2005  may be hosted at Yalta or at Odessa.



•   A few hostels has been opened at Ukraine before hosting of  the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. President of All-Ukranian hostel-association, Dmitry Zaruba, has declared, that is necessary to provide necessary amount of inexpensive places with the European standards for accommodation of youth prior to the beginning of  hosting of  the Contest  at Ukraine. (Корреспондент.net)

•   EBU  representatives, who arrived at Kiev on July, 6, could not solve where the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 will be hosted. It is supposed, that the delegation will arrive at Kiev in the beginning of  September with repeated visit. Then the final decision will be accepted. But it is known already, that  Contest  will take place on May (instead of on June). It is expected, that exact date will be declared on September, 15. (proUA.com)

•   Alexander Savenko, the president of  the National Broadcasting company of  Ukraine (NTCU) has declared, that will be provided about fifteen assembly places for journalists on the  Eurovision Song Contest 2005  (which will be hosted on May at Kiev, the capital of  Ukraine). Also the big press centre with capacity about 600 places will be created (probably, it will be placed in tents). However journalists will cannot to get on rehearsal and on the Grand-Final  with  Qualifying Round  free, they should buy tickets. Cost of tickets will be determined by the Kiev organizers, but by rules of  the  Contest  it should be accessible by the price for local population. To tell the truth, it is not specified for which part of the local population.