Preparations of Ukraine to be one of the hosts for the 2012 European Championship are on track according to President Viktor Yushchenko.

"I would like to guarantee that Ukraine is working in accordance with scheduling and everything will be finished on time", Yushchenko said Monday.

Yushchenko reported that the stadiums in the cities of Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk will be opened later this year, and now the renovation works are under way at the Olympic stadium in Kyiv - which will host the 2012 tournament final.

The neighbor countries won the hosting bid a year ago, but have struggled to upgrade crumbling roads and stadiums, a legacy of the communist era. The tournament will be the first main sport competition held in former communist Eastern Europe since the Moscow Olympics in 1980.

The President of UEFA Michel Platini has criticized Ukraine and the other host Poland for dragging their feet in preparations for the tournament, and warned both countries in February to avoid "critical slippage" in infrastructure projects.

Yushchenko also admitted that more than 100 upscale hotels are currently under renovation to host fans.

Yushchenko's comments appeared a visit in Warsaw where he and Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski signed a declaration on boosting the two countries' cooperation in preparing for the tournament.