Bulgaria ready for the European Football Championship

The daily Dnevnik wants to bring the European Football Championship to Bulgaria: "At first glance it sounds absolutely batty to suggest Bulgaria as host for such a sporting event. In view of cash-strapped budgets and the current economic difficulties no one dares even mention the idea. But that doesn't stop us from fixing our sights on holding the European Championship, as we fixed our sights years ago on Nato and EU membership. ... As a small and economically weak nation Bulgaria couldn't hold the European Championship on its own, but it could share it with a neighbour. Whether it's crisis-ridden Greece with its functioning infrastructure or Romania, which like Bulgaria wants to catch up with the developed EU countries, is not so important. The main thing is to prepare our candidacy early enough and to have good arguments to back it up."

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