Poland ready to invest billions if it wins UEFA 2012 bid

"To host the games would be a groundbreaking event for the economic prospects of the country as a whole, paving the way for a massive upgrading of its transport infrastructure and boosting its attractiveness as a tourism destination: it is a chance we simply cannot afford to miss," they said. Under the plan, EUR 37 billion of EU funds earmarked for infrastructure investment, i.e. more than 10% of the country's GDP, would be invested in road and sports infrastructure by 2012. (Puls Biznesu, p. 1, 4, 5) R.M.