UEFA Euro 2012 - the first big sporting project in Poland after communism
UEFA Euro 2012 - the first big sporting project in Poland after communism

Summary/Abstract: Poland's first major sports event after the fall of communism was the organization, together with Ukraine, of the UEFA European Football Championships in 2012 (Euro 2012). This third most popular sporting event in the world, after the FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games, brought many image-related (prestigious) benefits to Poland, from which the Polish economy and society benefited. The organization of Euro 2012 created opportunities for strategic investments, that led to the acceleration of the country's civilizational development. The event, took place eight years after Poland joined the European Union, and constituted a significant impetus to develop a model of sports policy implemented by the Polish state. It also had long-term political consequences, especially in initiating Ukraine's European integration. Thise article aims to outline organizing the event and analyze the consequences of Euro 2012 for Poland from a political science’s perspective, using historical, decision-making, and institutional-legal methods.

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