Bulgaria, Romania Urged to Host Euro Football Championship

Sports | October 8, 2010, Friday // 14:49
Bulgaria: Bulgaria, Romania Urged to Host Euro Football Championship Foreign Investors urge Romania to host the European Football Championship in 2020 in order to boost the country's economy. Photo by BGNES

The council of foreign investors in Romania has suggested the country to host the European Football Championship in 2020, together with Bulgaria or Hungary, Romanian media reported.

This is one of the 12 measures, proposed by the council, for reviving the Romanian economy.

"The proposal regarding football was the most attractive one," the Romanian Jurnalul National reported.

If Romania manages to become the host of the European Football Championship, this would bring investments of about EUR 10 B in the country's infrastructure by 2020.

According to the forecasts, in the year of potential finals in the championship, the tourists would increase by 1,5 million in the next year.

Claudio Zito, Country Manager and President of the Enel company in Romania, has explained that if Romania hosts the football championship together with Bulgaria or Hungary, the GDP would increase by 1% for every EUR 1 B, invested in infrastructure.

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